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Critical Mass (Arthur C. Clarke short story)

Critical Mass (Arthur C. Clarke short story)

Short story by Arthur C. Clarke

"Critical Mass" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1949.[1] This comic story describes the relationship between a village and a nuclear research facility located near it. On the day that the story takes place, a truck carrying a mysterious cargo has an accident, and the driver flees. The terrified villagers are about to begin an evacuation, when the narrator discovers that the cargo were merely hives of bees.

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The piece was later published as the fifth story in Clarke's collection Tales from the White Hart (1957).[2]

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  1. [1]
    "Bibliography: Critical Mass". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. [2]
    Clarke, Arthur C. (1957). Tales from the White Hart. London: Ballantine Books. p. Forward.


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