9781518606250

The Machine Stops

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ISBN13: 9781518606250

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The Machine Stops is a science maserpiece by E.M. Forster. It describes a world in which almost all humans have lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual lives in isolation in a 'cell', with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Most humans welcome this development, as they are skeptical and fearful of first-hand experience. People forget that humans created the Machine, and treat it as a mystical entity whose needs supersede their own. Those who do not accept the deity of the Machine are viewed as 'unmechanical' and are threatened with "Homelessness". Eventually, the Machine apocalyptically collapses, and the civilization of the Machine comes to an end.

ISBN-13

9781518606250

ISBN-10

1518606253

Weight

0.33 Pounds

Dimensions

9.00 x 6.00 x 0.15 In

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Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

64 pages

Publisher

Published On

2015-10-14



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