Computers Don't Argue [short fiction]
by Gordon R. Dickson
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A frightening story about the what can happen with a small amount of a bad data and no human to correct it. I first read it in the 1960s, and it just gets truer every day.
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A naturalized American who was born in Canada on November 1, 1923, Gordon Rupert Dickson is a popular science fiction writer. Dickson graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1948 and made his home in Minneapolis. Among his many novels, especially notable is Soldier, Ask Not, which won the Hugo Award in 1965. For many years, Dickson's most show more engrossing project was his Childe Cycle, a series of novels about humanity's evolutionary potential, which included a group of futuristic books that are popularly known as the Dorsai Cycle. Dickson also wrote hundreds of short stories and novelettes including Call Him Lord, for which he received a Nebula Award in 1966. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Computers Don't Argue [short fiction]
- Original title
- Computers Don't Argue [short story]
- Original publication date
- 1965-09
- People/Characters*
- Walter A. Kind
- First words*
- Schatz-Buchklub
Bitte nicht falten, knicken oder zerknittern! - Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Es gibt KEINE Ausnahmen. Sie wurden GEWARNT.
- Original language*
- Englisch
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