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2017 Reprint of 1909 Edition. The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual now lives in isolation below ground in a standard room, with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine. Travel is permitted, but is unpopular and rarely necessary. Communication is made via a kind of instant messaging/video conferencing machine with which people conduct their only activity: the sharing of ideas and what passes for knowledge. It is intended as a chilling reminder of the possible consequences on over reliance on machines and the changes to human capacity and character that could result from this over dependence. Consider a classic of the science fiction genre and a prescient warning about our reliance on machine technology.

Book details

• Full title: Machine Stops
• Author: Edward Morgan Forster
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 34
• EAN: 9781684220984
• ISBN: 168422098X
• ID: 16218775
• Publisher: Martino Fine Books
• Weight: 72 g
• Dimensions: 233 × 155 × 7 mm
• Date of publishing: 13. April 2017

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