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The nine billion names of God

The nine billion names of God

The Best Short Stories
ClassicsScience Fiction
Pages
240
Published
1967
Language
English

Synopsis

In a remote Tibetan monastery, monks are using a supercomputer to list all the names of God, believing this will bring about the end of the universe. Two Western engineers are sent to install and maintain the machine, only to find themselves questioning their own beliefs as the project nears its completion. This classic science fiction tale explores humanity's place in the cosmos and the nature of existence itself.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

Thought-ProvokingPhilosophicalMysterious
Mystery Box

Genres

Classics Science Fiction Short Stories

About the author

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Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He is famous for being co-writer of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely considered to be one of the most influential films of all time. Clarke was a science writer, who was both an avid populariser of space travel and a futurist of uncanny ability. On these subjects he wrote over a dozen books and many essays,...