If it weren't for Edison, we'd be watching TV by candlelight!
At first I was tempted to write a post describing this amazing story and its overall effect, and further illuminate the shadows of inspirational influence I found throughout this story on many of the works by Asimov that I know and love. Yeah, I know I'm a sucker for sociologically and culturally profound sci-fi.
Then, I got to Part III: The Homeless. Creepy. I think I'm going to go try to find an original idea now, perhaps while taking a shower.
http://brighton.ncsa.uiuc.edu/prajlich/forster.html
P.S. - And one more thing... Tee hee, racing the Sun. That's only like Mach 3. We are totally so beyond that. As in 1984, the author foreshadowed trends in human civilization, but completely underestimated that pesky human desire to extend to greater heights, to fight against that which constrains him, even as one of his main characters (Kuno) feels the pull. Technology comes from that pull, and will never continue to advance without it. In that mode, I don't see how technology could ever overwhelm us completely....even as the masses embrace it, the few (and we are really not so few) will always question it.
P.P.S. - I should really start attributing my quotations to their sources, though I think some should be obvious. Credit where credit is due and all that. Title by Al Boliska.
Then, I got to Part III: The Homeless. Creepy. I think I'm going to go try to find an original idea now, perhaps while taking a shower.
http://brighton.ncsa.uiuc.edu/prajlich/forster.html
P.S. - And one more thing... Tee hee, racing the Sun. That's only like Mach 3. We are totally so beyond that. As in 1984, the author foreshadowed trends in human civilization, but completely underestimated that pesky human desire to extend to greater heights, to fight against that which constrains him, even as one of his main characters (Kuno) feels the pull. Technology comes from that pull, and will never continue to advance without it. In that mode, I don't see how technology could ever overwhelm us completely....even as the masses embrace it, the few (and we are really not so few) will always question it.
P.P.S. - I should really start attributing my quotations to their sources, though I think some should be obvious. Credit where credit is due and all that. Title by Al Boliska.