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The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
The novel, published in 1956, takes place in the distant future on Earth; only the city of Diaspar is left, according to the lore of the city. Diaspar is an entirely enclosed city run by a central computer, which generates bodies for its inhabitants to live in, and stores the accomplishments in memory forever. Excellent story.
There is an earlier version of this story - Against the Fall of Night (1948); click the link to find quotes taken from that version of the story. Select
an invention:
Central Computer |
Diaspar Memory - everyone gets a copy |
Matter Organizer |
Saga - very early virtual reality reference |
Virtual Immortality |
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