And so it begins: Influential sf sequence by Isaac Asimov (whom see for fuller discussion), initially a trilogy beginning with Foundation (May 1942-October 1944 Astounding; fixup 1951; cut vt The 1,000 Year Plan 1955 dos), in which Psychohistory predicts the fall of a Galactic Empire and points the way to a newer, more stable organization… Continue reading Foundation
Month: September 2021
Uncle Clive, R.I.P.
The news that Sir Clive Sinclair has passed away makes me sad, like a few million others who got the chance to own a microcomputer of their own for a ridiculously low price in the 1980s. Sad that a quick search of the text in that obituary doesn’t even find a single instance of the… Continue reading Uncle Clive, R.I.P.