Gravity’s Rainbow and Thomas Pynchon
Read more: Gravity’s Rainbow and Thomas PynchonThomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. (b. 1937), is an American novelist widely considered one of the most important and influential writers of the postmodern era. He is famously reclusive, and has assiduously avoided public life, leading to a focus on his work rather than his biography. His fiction is known for its dense, encyclopedic style, black…
“Answer” by Fredric Brown
Read more: “Answer” by Fredric Brown“Answer” is a classic science fiction short story by Fredric Brown, first published in 1954. It is a very short story that explores themes of artificial intelligence, omniscience and the nature of existence. Summary The story takes place in a future where humanity has finally connected all computers from all inhabited planets into a single,…