“The Calibrated People”
| Title | “The Calibrated People” |
| Year for Search | 1953 |
| Authors | Powers, W[illiam] T[reval](1926-2013) |
| Tertiary Authors | Powers, W. T. |
| Secondary Title | Universe Science Fiction |
| Volume / Edition | no. 2 |
| Pagination | 2-34 |
| Date Published | September 1953 |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | The story is set in a highly structured future in which everyone becomes an adult at ten, and, at that point, if they meet its educational, physical, and psychological standards, chooses their future education and career. |
| Illustration | Illus. [Michael Becker] |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The author (1926-2013) is best-known as the developer of Perceptual Control Theory (PCT). His papers are held by Northwestern University |
| Full Text | 1953 Powers, W[illiam] T[reval] (1926-2013). “The Calibrated People.” Illus. [Michael Becker]. Universe Science Fiction, no. 2 (September 1953): 2-34. PSt The story is set in a highly structured future in which everyone becomes an adult at ten, and, at that point, if they meet its educational, physical, and psychological standards, chooses their future education and career. The author is best-known as the developer of Perceptual Control Theory (PCT). His papers are held by Northwestern University. |
