# Trapped in the Laboratory (A Desperate Search for Freedom)

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Podcast: [Futurism Tech Brief By HackerNoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/futurism-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365656)
Published: 2026-02-11T16:00:48+00:00
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Duration seconds: 834

## Resource

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/trapped-in-the-laboratory-a-desperate-search-for-freedom . Battling ray-guns, locked doors, and imminent peril, Hawk Carse and Friday work to rescue Eliot Leithgow in Ku Sui’s deadly laboratory. Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism . You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction , #hackernoon-books , #project-gutenberg , #astounding-stories , #astounding-stories-march-1932 , #ebooks , #anthony-gilmore-sci-fi , #public-domain-sci-fi , and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories . Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . In Chapter XI of Astounding Stories of Super-Science (March 1932), Hawk Carse and Friday are trapped in Dr. Ku Sui’s laboratory under deadly assault. Battling ray-guns, locked doors, and imminent peril, they work to rescue Eliot Leithgow and outwit Ku Sui’s terrifying mechanisms. This HackerNoon book blog post captures pulse-pounding suspense, ingenuity, and heroism in classic public domain sci-fi.

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