The Problem of Cell Thirteen (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jacques Futrelle
- First Published: 1905
- Type of Plot: Suspense
- Time of Work: 1905
- Setting: Boston
- Principal Characters: Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, Hutchinson Hatch, Dr. Charles Ransome, Alfred Fielding, The warden of Chisholm Prison
- Genres: Short fiction, Suspense
- Subjects: Intellect, Reason or reasoning
- Locales: Boston, MA
The Story
Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, Ph.D., L.L.D., F.R.S., M.D., M.D.S., is a scientist and logician. The popular press made him known as “The Thinking Machine” when, a novice at the game of chess, he challenged and beat a chess master, bringing to bear logic rather than familiarity with the game. He spends much time in his own small laboratory, from which emanate ideas that deeply influence the scientific world. He claims that logic can solve all problems, and his self-confidence is equal to his achievements.
Visiting him one evening, fellow scientists Charles...
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