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by Miles J. Breuer

"The early models of even a brilliant invention are at best only crude affairs, often within an exceedingly short time perfected beyond recognition. This is just as true of the airplane as it is of the automobile and the telephone and numerous other mechanical inventions that we now take quite for granted. For many years there has been much talk about building thought machines. Even now there are calculating machines that quickly solve mathematical problems that would otherwise take eminent mathematicians and skilled computators months to solve. And constant improvements are being made on these mechanical “robot” mathematicians."

('Paradise and Iron' by Miles Breuer)

"It is a far-fetched vision , perhaps, to think of a time when the thought-machine, which now can be worked with very little supervision, might some time get to a point where it can make suggestions for its own improvement — mathematically figured out improvements, of course — but it is not impossible. And if and when that happens, who can forecast the future of mechanical progress? In this complete, novel, Dr. Breuer gives us, in good literary style, a wealth of absorbing elaborations on the possibilities of the machine age, which makes the story one of unusual scientific interest."

Science fiction in the News articles describe real-world events that relate to the ideas and inventions in sf novels and movies. Select a news article:

A Baker's Dozen Of Autonomous Car-Related Revolutions
   'Old people began to cross the continent in their own cars.' - David H. Keller, 1935.

Pinta The Robot Sailboat
   'How was the ship piloted? Who was watching the course?' - Miles J. Breuer, 1930.

First Crewless Ship? Umm...
   Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Google Should Name Roads After Science Fiction Authors
   Heinlein, DIck, Niven - and more!

GM Introduces Cruise AV With No Steering Wheel
   'The car had no steering wheel, and no one drove!' - Miles Breuer, 1930

Elon Musk Foretells Tesla Sans Steering Wheel
   'The car had no steering wheel, and no one drove!' - Miles Breuer, 1930

Elon Musk: Production Of Robotaxis In 2024
   'The car had no steering wheel, and no one drove!' - Miles Breuer, 1930

Tesla Camera-Only Vision Predicted In 1930's SF
   'By its means, the machine can see.' - Miles J. Breuer, 1930.

Elon Musk Says Robotaxis Will Be Ready This August, 2024
   'The car had no steering wheel, and no one drove!'

GM Scraps Cruise Origin Robotaxi With No Steering Wheel
   'Ames tinkered around with something on the instrument board when he got in; and in a few moments we were off.' - Miles Breuer, 1930.

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