Identificando a antologia de histórias de ficção científica

A primeira história é Os Primeiros Homens de Howard Fast.

Fast's story is about how a group of scientists and educators, through a controlled environment, succeed in raising naturally gifted children into "man-plus"—people who possess comparatively super-human abilities. They possess unparalleled understanding of all technical subjects such as math, physics and unlock natural telepathy. They also excel at physical endeavors, such as sports and break numerous physical records.

Their controlled environment, an isolated compound in California comprising 8,000 acres (32 km²), is a government sponsored facility granted for the raising of the children. The scientists were given fifteen years, later extended by three more years and a few weeks, to experimentally raise the children. By a very early age, the children surpass their teachers' knowledge.

Não tenho certeza de qual antologia esta e a outra história apareceram; Eu não reconheço o outro, então deve ter sido uma antologia diferente!

Na história há uma cena em que Kidder, o cientista que criou os neoterics, está correndo em direção a sua casa em uma extremidade da ilha onde ele viveu enquanto a outra extremidade está sendo bombardeada. Mais tarde, ele acaba defendendo a si mesmo e os neoterics de uma maneira muito interessante.

Se esta é a história, então ela apareceu nas seguintes coleções de contos e talvez uma delas seja a que você está procurando: (do ISFDB)

• Deus Microcósmico, Volume II: As Histórias Completas de Theodore Sturgeon, (Dez 1995, Theodore Sturgeon, publ. Livros do Atlântico Norte, 1-55643-213-5, $ 25.00, xxxiii + 372pp, hc, coll) Jacek Yerka - [VERIFICADO]

• Deus microcósmico, (dezembro de 1998, Theodore Sturgeon, publ. North Atlantic Books, 1-55643-301-8, 18,95 dólares, xxxiii + 372pp, tp, coll) Capa: Jacek Yerka

• Deus microcósmico: Volume II: As histórias completas de Theodore Sturgeon, (novembro de 2010, Theodore Sturgeon, publ. North Atlantic Books, 978-1-55643-659-8, US $ 35,00, 408pp, hc, coll)

• Deus microcósmico, (data desconhecida, Theodore Sturgeon, publ. Livros do Atlântico Norte, 1-55643-301-8, 18,95 dólares, xxxiii + 372pp, tp, coll) Capa: Jacek Yerka - [VERIFIED]

O deus microcósmico, (1975, ed. Sam Moscowitz, publ. livros Manor, # 12328, $ 1,25, 193pp, pb, anth) Capa: Bruce Pennington - [VERIFIED]

• Deus microcósmico e outras histórias de obras-primas modernas da ficção científica, (1968, ed. Sam Moskowitz, publ. Macfadden-Bartell, # 60-335, US $ 0,60, 142pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFICADO]

Do artigo da Wikipédia:

Deus microcósmico

!A highly secretive and reclusive biochemist named Kidder produces inventions that transform human life, spanning every aspect of science and engineering. Unbeknownst to anyone, Kidder has developed a synthetic life form, which he calls "neoterics." These creatures live at a greatly accelerated rate, and therefore have a very short lifespan and produce many generations over a short period of time. This allows Kidder, by presenting them with a frequently changing environment, to "evolve" them quickly into highly intelligent lifeforms who fear Kidder and worship him like a god. Kidder can control his neoterics' environment, and thus force them into developing technology far beyond that of humans. While earlier inventions had been his own, Kidder created the neoterics with the intention that they would become the source of many newer and greater inventions which he could claim as his own.

!Kidder's banker takes over the island on which he has built his laboratory, hoping to use a neoteric design for a new source of power to take over the world. When the banker strikes to kill Kidder and the workers who had assisted in building the power plant, Kidder asks the neoterics to throw up an impenetrable force field.

!The story ends years later. It is unknown whether or not Kidder is still alive under the shield, and certain that the neoterics have continued to develop technology far in excess of anything controlled by humans. The reader is left to suppose that, if the neoterics were to decide to take the Earth, nothing would stop them.