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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection."
- Arthur C. Clarke
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| News-Machine | ||
| An automated device that presents a variety of different broadcast forms on the same device. |
| A whistling note sounded from the news-machine in the corner of the room. The whistle signified that an event of particular importance was being broadcast. Burton Boyd snapped on the sound and vision controls. As no image appeared on the screen of the set, it was evident that the event was not of a type that could be photographed or broadcast over the television system. The clear, precise, even voice of the unseen news-announcer filled the room. |
| Technovelgy from The Swordsman of Sarvon,
by Charles Cloukey. Published by Amazing Stories in 1932 Additional resources -
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Compare to the newsbox from Methuselah's Children (1941) by Robert Heinlein and the Homotropic News Vending Machine from The Game Players of Titan (1963) by Philip K. Dick.
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