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2017 Reprint of 1909 Edition. The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual now lives in isolation below ground in a standard room, with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Travel is permitted, but is unpopular and rarely necessary. Communication is made via a kind of instant messaging/video conferencing machine with which people conduct their only activity: the sharing of ideas and what passes for knowledge. It is intended as a chilling reminder of the possible consequences on over reliance on machines and the changes to human capacity and character that could result from this over dependence. Consider a classic of the science fiction genre and a prescient warning about our reliance on machine technology.
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The Machine Stops, Edward Morgan Forster
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- Rok vydání
- 2010
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- Titul
- The Machine Stops
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Edward Morgan Forster
- Vydavatel
- Lits
- Rok vydání
- 2010
- Vazba
- pevná
- Počet stran
- 70
- ISBN13
- 9781609422998
- Série
- Štítky
- Beletrie, Náboženská témata, Sci-Fi, Klasika, Příběhy, Anglie, Dystopie, Kritika společnosti, Cesta, Rady, tipy, nápady, Izolace
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- 2017 Reprint of 1909 Edition. The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual now lives in isolation below ground in a standard room, with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Travel is permitted, but is unpopular and rarely necessary. Communication is made via a kind of instant messaging/video conferencing machine with which people conduct their only activity: the sharing of ideas and what passes for knowledge. It is intended as a chilling reminder of the possible consequences on over reliance on machines and the changes to human capacity and character that could result from this over dependence. Consider a classic of the science fiction genre and a prescient warning about our reliance on machine technology.