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Isaac Asimovs's "The Last Question" is an excellent short story and I consider it among one of the greatest works of science-fiction. It describes a fictional f
by Qasaur 7y ago
Isaac Asimovs's "The Last Question" is an excellent short story and I consider it among one of the greatest works of science-fiction. It describes a fictional future where humanity creates a computer that acheives the singularity (written in 1956!), with an interesting twist at the end.
https://www.multivax.com/last_question.html https://www.multivax.com/last_question.html
- jeffwass 7y agoSeconded. It’s a quick read too. I think Asimov said often people would ask him “What’s that story called where ...” and he’d cut them off and answer “The Last Question”.
- ShamelessC 7y agoJust finished it. Fantastic read even by today's standards.
- underyx 7y agoDRA though
- zackmorris 7y agoDon't forget The Last Answer! These are possibly my two favorite sci fi short stories: https://highexistence.com/the-last-answer-short-story/ https://highexistence.com/the-last-answer-short-story/ There is another story I like about a planet of high-IQ beings noticing patterns in stars blinking (like binary) and going into suspended animation to observe the data over extended periods of years, but I can't remember the name of it or the author.