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"Life-Line" is a short story by American author Robert A. Heinlein. Published in the August 1939 edition of Astounding, it was Heinlein's first published short story.
The protagonist, Professor Hugo Pinero, builds a machine that will predict how long a person will live. It does this by sending a signal along the world line of a person and detecting the echo from the far end. Professor Pinero's invention has a powerful impact on the life insurance industry, as well as on his own life.
Detalhes do audiolivro
GêneroScience Fiction
Duração42 min
Narrado porPeter Coates
FormatoAudiolivro
Data de publicação31 de mar. de 2025
IdiomaInglês
Sumário
1Life-Line - Intro
2Life-Line
3Life-Line - Outro
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