"Laboratory" by Jerome Bixby is a science fiction story that explores the quirky and unpredictable interactions between alien scientists and unexpected human visitors when Johnny and Helen Gorman accidentally stumble upon their hidden laboratory-planet. Senior scientist Pud and his assistant Gop find their carefully controlled experiments thrown into chaos by the arrival of the explorers, forcing them to confront the ethical dilemmas of interspecies contact and the potential consequences of revealing their advanced technology. After a series of comical mishaps and accidental exposures, the scientists struggle with the regulations regarding contact and ultimately resort to erasing the humans' memories and sending them back in time, leaving readers to consider the complexities and responsibilities that come with superior intelligence.
Laboratory
By Jerome Bixby
When two humans make an unexpected landing on an alien lab planet, the resident scientists must scramble to cover up their existence before their experiments are exposed.
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About the AuthorDrexel Jerome Lewis Bixby was an American short story writer and scriptwriter. He wrote the 1953 story "It's a Good Life", which was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame. It formed the basis of a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone and was remade in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). He wrote four episodes for the Star Trek series: "Mirror, Mirror", "Day of the Dove", "Requiem for Methuselah", and "By Any Other Name". With Otto Klement, he co-wrote the story upon which the science fiction movie Fantastic Voyage (1966), the related television series, and the related Isaac Asimov novel were based. Bixby's final produced or published work so far was the screenplay for the 2007 science fiction film The Man from Earth.
Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby was an American short story writer and scriptwriter. He wrote the 1953 story "It's a Good Life", which was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame. It formed the basis of a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone and was remade in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). He wrote four episodes for the Star Trek series: "Mirror, Mirror", "Day of the Dove", "Requiem for Methuselah", and "By Any Other Name". With Otto Klement, he co-wrote the story upon which the science fiction movie Fantastic Voyage (1966), the related television series, and the related Isaac Asimov novel were based. Bixby's final produced or published work so far was the screenplay for the 2007 science fiction film The Man from Earth.
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