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"Modern science fiction is the only form of literature that consistently considers the nature of the changes that face us, the possible consequences, and the possible solutions."
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![]() One of the first science fictions stories to mention this idea. This is one of Ray Cumming's "Tubby" stories; his slow-witted protagonist asks many questions, thoughtfully answered.
The solar storm of 1859 stimulated interest in how events on Earth, like aurora displays and disruption of telegraph services, could be influenced by events in space, like sunspots and solar flares.
Space weather is now an accepted field of study and is of great interest for practical reasons:
An interesting look at space weather is provided in The Weather in Space by Ben Bova, published in Amazing Stories in 1963. You might enjoy this puckish illustration by FINLAY:
![]() (From Weather in Space by Ben Bova) Compare to space weather map from The Storm (1943) by AE van Vogt and the cosmic storm from After World's End (1939) by Jack Williamson. See also the poison space cloud from The Poison Belt (1913) by Arthur Conan Doyle for a discussion of the idea of "clouds" of gas or dust in space. Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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'Annealed in any shape for a time, and codified, the structure of that shape is retained down to the molecules.'
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It's not really polite to tear the limbs off robots.
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'...the imaginary companions discovered by needful children.'
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''Pardon me, Struthers,' he broke in suddenly... 'haven't you a section of the factory where only robot labor is employed?''
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'I opened the oblong box, where lay the automatons side by side...'
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'They tied the memory to the bloodline and that was their record!'
AI Computer Chip Designs Passeth Human Understanding
'It seems that at one time computers were designed directly by human beings.'
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'...the spot was a lonely one in an uncharted region, far from the normal lanes of space traffic.'
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'I squatted down beside the roller and tried to make some sense out of the knobs. There were thirty-nine of them...'
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