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Contamination Crew
An indestructible alien had found its way aboard the hospital ship. Their orders were simple: destroy it. But how do you destroy an indestructible being? And even if you can figure out how, should you?
24 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 30, 1958
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Alan E. Nourse
258 books41 followersAlan Edward Nourse was an American science fiction (SF) author and physician. He also wrote under the name Dr. X
He wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science.
Alan Nourse was born to Benjamin and Grace (Ogg) Nourse. He attended high school in Long Island, New York. He served in the U.S. Navy after World War II. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1951 from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. He married Ann Morton on June 11, 1952 in Lynden, New Jersey. He received a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree in 1955 from the University of Pennsylvania. He served his one year internship at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, Washington. He practiced medicine in North Bend, Washington from 1958 to 1963 and also pursued his writing career.
He had helped pay for his medical education by writing science fiction for magazines. After retiring from medicine, he continued writing. His regular column in Good Housekeeping magazine earned him the nickname "Family Doctor".
He was a friend of fellow author Avram Davidson. Robert A. Heinlein dedicated his 1964 novel Farnham's Freehold to Nourse. Heinlein in part dedicated his 1982 novel Friday to Nourse's wife Ann.
His novel The Bladerunner lent its name to the Blade Runner movie, but no other aspects of its plot or characters, which were taken from Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? In the late 1970s an attempt to adapt The Bladerunner for the screen was made, with Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs commissioned to write a story treatment; no film was ever developed but the story treatment was later published as the novella, Blade Runner (a movie).
His novel Star Surgeon has been recorded as a public domain audio book at LibriVox
His pen names included "Al Edwards" and "Doctor X".
He died in Thorp, Washington.
He wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science.
Alan Nourse was born to Benjamin and Grace (Ogg) Nourse. He attended high school in Long Island, New York. He served in the U.S. Navy after World War II. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1951 from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. He married Ann Morton on June 11, 1952 in Lynden, New Jersey. He received a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree in 1955 from the University of Pennsylvania. He served his one year internship at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, Washington. He practiced medicine in North Bend, Washington from 1958 to 1963 and also pursued his writing career.
He had helped pay for his medical education by writing science fiction for magazines. After retiring from medicine, he continued writing. His regular column in Good Housekeeping magazine earned him the nickname "Family Doctor".
He was a friend of fellow author Avram Davidson. Robert A. Heinlein dedicated his 1964 novel Farnham's Freehold to Nourse. Heinlein in part dedicated his 1982 novel Friday to Nourse's wife Ann.
His novel The Bladerunner lent its name to the Blade Runner movie, but no other aspects of its plot or characters, which were taken from Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? In the late 1970s an attempt to adapt The Bladerunner for the screen was made, with Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs commissioned to write a story treatment; no film was ever developed but the story treatment was later published as the novella, Blade Runner (a movie).
His novel Star Surgeon has been recorded as a public domain audio book at LibriVox
His pen names included "Al Edwards" and "Doctor X".
He died in Thorp, Washington.
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November 30, 2022
This is a sci-fi story where the contamination crew is sent to Malki to find the whole population believes they are going to be devoured. By pink slime no less. The organism has no cell just protoplasm and can be destroyed by HCL. The Black doctors and Green doctors work to cut the organism down. Short weird read but well written.
November 14, 2019
Gross, but what can you do...
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Could not find the right edition. An e-book-audio version released 23 February 2017 by Anncona media, Digital books.
June 18, 2023
🚀Contamination Crew by Alan E. Nourse, Science Fiction, Adventure was published in If Worlds of Science Fiction, February 1958,
🖊 My review: A hlorg, which is a disgusting pink blob, is discovered in one of the hydroponic tanks where food is grown onboard the spaceship. As it eats, it gets bigger and bigger. It is up to the crew of Red Doctors, Green Doctors, and Black Doctors to figure it all out. What to do?
🟢Media form of Contamination Crew by Alan E. Nourse, Science Fiction, Adventure can be found via this link at Project Gutenberg .
🟣Media form on Kindle version.
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🖊 My review: A hlorg, which is a disgusting pink blob, is discovered in one of the hydroponic tanks where food is grown onboard the spaceship. As it eats, it gets bigger and bigger. It is up to the crew of Red Doctors, Green Doctors, and Black Doctors to figure it all out. What to do?
🟢Media form of Contamination Crew by Alan E. Nourse, Science Fiction, Adventure can be found via this link at Project Gutenberg .
🟣Media form on Kindle version.
🚀●▬●💫 🪐 💫●▬●🚀
December 28, 2013
I loved the suprise ending,
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