Boyd Ellanby 
Category Phoenix [PDF ebook] 

Biochemist William Boyd was a close friend of Robert Oppenheimer, the creator of the atomic bomb. In his spare time, Boyd dabbled in writing science fiction under the pen name "Boyd Ellanby, " and though his literary output was not large, some of his short stories proved to be remarkably influential. "Category Phoenix" is set in a future in which scientific experimentation has run amok, and researchers are forced to grapple with the question of how much knowledge they should pursue.