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1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) by George Orwell:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
Classic story depicting a modern totalitarian state; Big Brother is always watching. The basic vocabulary presented in this book - newspeak, doublethink, thoughtcrime - should be studied by everyone who values a free democracy. Put this one on your "must read" list. Select an invention:
Crimestop - no dangerous thoughts |
Doublethink |
Memory Hole |
Novel-Writing Machines |
Rewriting History |
Speakwrite - transcription of tyranny |
Telescreen - Big Brother is watching |
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