Souvenir by Philip K. Dick:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

"A hideous nightmare seemed the culture of Williamson's world - to men who knew nothing of beauty."

Williamson's world, settled by the first ship to leave the solar system, is finally located. Will the colonists want to return to the folks of Earth's culture? You can read this PDF of Philip K. Dick's Souvenir online if you wish. Select an invention:

Relay - the total experience of mankind
A central information system used to coordinate all of human culture and technology.

Trace Web
A small, handheld device that contacts (and even instantiates) the larger network.

Web (Data Network) - remarkable first use
An information network.

 

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