Subdeacon Joe Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 My Son, the Physicist A very short story. First appeared in 1962 in Scientific American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Isaac...The Man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curley Fryes Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 My Son, the Physicist A very short story. First appeared in 1962 in Scientific American. Before my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tennessee Stud, SASS# 43634 Life Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I read the entire series... Foundation, Foundation's Edge, etc.... by Azimov. Looked up the stars many times afterwards... and fell asleep thinkin' 'bout how "man" is such a lil' bitty and puny thing... in the grand scheme of the universe. Still got those books amidst the couple thousand paperbacks that I have read... ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Longshot, SASS #44254 Life Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clark.........I sure do miss those writers. I grew up with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tennessee Stud, SASS# 43634 Life Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clark.........I sure do miss those writers. I grew up with them. Notice how you spelled "Asimov"... and my spelling, "Azimov". I remember a PBS show long ago that indicated that BOTH were correct, according to the man hisself. Cause... his alphabet... was just a tad different than ours. I guess... kinda like "Osama" and "Usama"... both used for Bin Laden's name. Heinlein was a good'un... ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 If you are a fan of the genre, you must read "The Flying Sorcerers". David Gerrold, Larry Niven Then read it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Cord Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Notice the "multivac" computer reference which would be very futuristic compared to the Sperry "Univac" that was state of the art at the time. So much "awe" will be lost on future generations when they look back on things like the Dick Tracy two way video wrist watch and the Maxwell Smart shoe phone. Sci Fi gadgetry has become surpassed by reality. Now if they could just perfect that come of silence!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Now if they could just perfect that come of silence!! It's called Duct Tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Notice the "multivac" computer reference which would be very futuristic compared to the Sperry "Univac" that was state of the art at the time. So much "awe" will be lost on future generations when they look back on things like the Dick Tracy two way video wrist watch and the Maxwell Smart shoe phone. Sci Fi gadgetry has become surpassed by reality. Now if they could just perfect that come of silence!! I thought they figured out that was 170 degrees from the firing line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mushman Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Now if they could just perfect that come of silence!! They did, it's just now known as the Cone of Confusion. They "just missed it by that much" according to Maxwell Smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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