Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Another science fiction classic by a member of the big three of sci-fi writers. HeinleinĪ future Lunar society facing food shortages rebels against the tyranny of Earth with the help of an artificial intelligence. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. A novel that asks the important questions, like what is the meaning of life the universe and everything, and gets 42 as an answer in return. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsĪ comic masterpiece that starts with the Earth being demolished to make way for a space highway - and it only gets wackier from there. The Foundation exists as a repository of human knowledge in order to save civilization itself and prevent an era of barbarism. Brilliant.Ī set of classic science fiction novels concerning the fall of a Galactic Empire and one man’s attempts to predict the future accurately enough to forestall an interstellar dark age. But he’s not at fault for his tastes in sci-fi, which are excellent. Then his company Tesla’s stocks hit some turbulence because of said tweet and some other bad press. Then he raged and threw an infantile fit at a rescue leader for rejecting that submarine, calling him offensive names on Twitter. First, he offered to design a submarine to ferry away the Thai soccer team trapped in the cave. Elon Musk has been in the news lately, for better or worse.
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