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saw it coming, but not a bad read. the 1884 makes it even more interesting, that they were thinking of this stuff then as well
by autokad 6y ago
saw it coming, but not a bad read. the 1884 makes it even more interesting, that they were thinking of this stuff then as well
- Causality1 6y agoThere are some authors who truly seem like people out of their time, like Verne or Olaf Stapleton.
- mannykannot 6y ago'On the Origin of Species' was published in 1859. I suspect that a story like this was much more likely after that date than before. One of the consequences of aging and learning is that my concept of the modern has expanded into the past faster than it advances with the passage of time.
- ZeroGravitas 6y agoIt reminded me of "Darwin Among the Machines" (1863) which also surprised me at how "modern" it seemed. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_among_the_Machines https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_among_the_Machines