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"the [science fiction] writer should be able to convince the reader (and himself) that the wonders he is describing really can come true...and that gets tricky when you take a good, hard look at the world around you."
- Frederik Pohl
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| Laminated Mouse Brain Computer | ||
| A computing device that makes use of neurons from a mouse. |
We're closer to the laminated mouse brain than you might think; see the additional resources for this item.
| ...Tiga-belax came in, very cheerful indeed... In his right hand there was a black plastic cube wih shimmering contact-points gleaming on its sides. The two technicians greeted him politely.
"I've got that beautiful child taken care of... I've used a mouse-brain." "If it's frozen," said the first technician, "we won't be able to put in the computer..." "This brain isn't frozen," said Tiga-belas indignantly. "It's been laminated. We stiffened it with celluprime and then we veneered it down, about seven thousand layers. Each one has plastic of at least two molecules thickness. This mouse can't spoil. As a matter of fact, this mouse is going to keep on thinking forever. He won't think much, unless we put the voltage on him, but he'll think. And he can't spoil..." |
| From Think Blue, Count Two,
by Cordwainer Smith. Published by Galaxy Publishing in 1962 Additional resources -
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It turns out that the creators of the mouse brain computer were able to improve on nature when it comes to speed:
"...This mouse isn't only veneered and laminated; he's fast. The lamination is faster than his own synapses ever were."
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Gerry was dubious. She had seen abortive attempts at paralysis rays before.
Let your fingers - uh - your robot do the walking. And hopping.
