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The middle of the article reminded me of Asimov: The last question was asked for the first time, half in jest, on May 21, 2061, at a time when humanity first s
by hprotagonist 8y ago
The middle of the article reminded me of Asimov:
The last question was asked for the first time, half in jest, on May 21, 2061, at a time when humanity first stepped into the light. The question came about as a result of a five dollar bet over highballs, and it happened this way...
http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html
- dullroar 8y agoThat's a classic, for sure!
- kurthr 8y agoIt always interested me that this could be Asimov's (1956) response to Arthur C Clarke's (1953), 9 Billion Names of God, where the stars went out.
- irrational 8y agoThose are both fantastic stories.
- lioeters 8y agoYour comment led me to search for the latter title, if I could read it online. Instead, I found the following project. http://ninebillionnamesofgod.com/index.html http://ninebillionnamesofgod.com/index.html