The First Men by Howard Fast

"The First Men" is a 1960 science fiction novelette by Howard Fast. It is about a group of gifted children, raised in a controlled environment, who evolve into super humans. Non-Spoiler Summary In A Nutshell: "The First Men" is a story in two parts. The first part is an exchange of letters between Harry Felton, a man living abroad, and his sister Jean, a child psychologist living in the United States. Through their exchanges we learn that Jean and her husband have received a grant for a project to raise high IQ children in an absolutely free and loving environment. The goal is to create super humans ("man-plus") who are intellectually and physically superior to current humans. So begins the project. In part two we see Harry again after 18 years - this time chatting with some military big-wigs. The information he discovers about his sister's project astounds and frightens everyone - but he's not sure there is much to be done about it! How shall I tell you of an American Indian boy,…