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Saturday, December 15, 2012

The Internet predicted in 1946!

I've always been interested in finding out who invented things, who first got the idea. I like learning about pioneers and geniuses. First steam engine? First wheel? First use of electricity? First photograph? First color video? First computer? First plane? First written text? First rocket? First man to climb all 14 eight-thousanders? The list goes on and on. First prediction of the Internet?

"A Logic Named Joe" is a science fiction short story by Murray Leinster that was first published in the March 1946 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. The story is particularly noteworthy as a prediction of massively networked personal computers and their drawbacks, written at a time when computing was in its infancy.

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