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"I don't know why I write science fiction. The voices in my head told me to!"
- Charles Stross
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| Synthetic Voice | ||
| Artificial human speech. |
As far as I know, the first use of the phrase "synthetic voice".
| Ken switched on the space radio.
"May as well see how the Chief is progressing."
Fifteen minutes passed before a news bulletin was broadcast. The tape-recorded synthetic voice spoke with its usual dispassionate calm. "The arson outbreak continues, on a larger scale than ever." |
| Technovelgy from The Amazon Fights Again,
by Thornton Ayre. Published by Fantastic Adventures in 1940 Additional resources -
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'the unobtrusive inspections with tiny remote-cast snoopers...'
I'm hoping that this procedure becomes a normal part of medical practice!
'... nothing was perfected until M. Pantalon announced the completion of his automatic valet.'
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'...it was all composed of tiny, identical cubes, carefully laid to form a tilelike surface.'
