9781684220984: The Machine Stops
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ISBN 10: 168422098X ISBN 13: 9781684220984
Editorial: Martino Fine Books, 2017

Sinopsis

2017 Reprint of 1909 Edition.  The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual now lives in isolation below ground in a standard room, with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Travel is permitted, but is unpopular and rarely necessary. Communication is made via a kind of instant messaging/video conferencing machine with which people conduct their only activity: the sharing of ideas and what passes for knowledge.  It is intended as a chilling reminder of the possible consequences on over reliance on machines and the changes to human capacity and character that could result from this over dependence.  Consider a classic of the science fiction genre and a prescient warning about our reliance on machine technology.

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2017 Reprint of 1909 Edition.  The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual now lives in isolation below ground in a standard room, with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Travel is permitted, but is unpopular and rarely necessary. Communication is made via a kind of instant messaging/video conferencing machine with which people conduct their only activity: the sharing of ideas and what passes for knowledge.  It is intended as a chilling reminder of the possible consequences on over reliance on machines and the changes to human capacity and character that could result from this over dependence.  Consider a classic of the science fiction genre and a prescient warning about our reliance on machine technology.

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Editorial
Martino Fine Books
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
168422098X
ISBN 13 
9781684220984
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Número de páginas
34
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9780141195988: The Machine Stops (Penguin Modern Classics)

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ISBN 10:  0141195983 ISBN 13:  9780141195988
Editorial: Penguin Classics, 2011
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