Even though i dont mind telling you that i would make a somewhat different selection of the best short stories of arthur c. As far as i know, its the vrst time anyones been asked to supply a tibetan monastery with an automatic sequence computer. Jeff greenwald was kind enough to bring these to me. Clark content the nine billion names of god the secret the wall of darkness no morning after the songs of distant earth the nine billion names of god this is rather unusual, said dr wagner, trying very hard to hide his amazement. We cover the famous science fiction short story the 9 billion names of god by arthur c clarke on todays scifi discussion video. The nine billion names of god the secret the wall of darkness no morning after the songs of distant earth the first chapter of the novel, presented as a short story.
Buy a cheap copy of the nine billion names of god book by arthur c. If it contains a prophecy, it is one that cannot be verified for several billion. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. The only problem with those is that clarke was an athiest so im not sure why he is so concerned with god in this story. We think audio is the best medium for science fiction literature and drama, says the about page at. The story was among the stories selected in 1970 by the. Help with the theme of the short story the nine billion names of god. The machine that killed the stars the 9 billion names. Clarke left the conclusion of the nine billion names of god openended. You can read the 9 billion names of god for free with this pdf. There are some stories about antigravity, new worlds, horse like creatures who meet tiny creatures who. Were not against the dead tree, cathode ray, and celluloid versions, we just know them to be the inferior medium for transmission of story, mood, and ideas. Analysis and interpretation the nine billion names of god in 1953 arthur c.
God i radio drama based on the 1967 science fiction story by arthur c. The nine billion names of god was the first arthur c clarke story i ever read, and within a week of reading it i was devouring his work. Nine billion names of god clarke the nine billion names of god by arthur c. As far as i know, its the first time anyones been asked to supply a tibetan monastery with an automatic sequence computer. Daniel barker daniel is the founder of you can science, and also the producer of a science podcast called uncertainty principle, which this website hosts. Wagner, with what he hoped was commendable restraint. Etext library the nine billion names of god the nine billion names of god arthur c. It was the discovery of all the possible permutations of the name of god that was the. Arthur c clark nine billion names of god free download as pdf file. Science fiction friday the nine billion names of god by. Clarke over the last thirty years i have written about a hundred short stories, in such varied locales as wartime raf camps, islands on the great barrier reef, new york hotels, miami apartments, london suburbs, transatlantic liners, and cinnamon. Now there are classic science fiction stories, and then there are classic science fiction stories used by educators to introduce young impressionable readers and writers to the age old argument of science and religion. The nine billion names of god by clarke, arthur c 1967.
The nine billion names of god i remember babylon trouble with time rescue party the curse summertime on icarus dog star hide and seek out of the sun the wall of darkness no morning after. Also, he was a known advocate for everything advancing through the use of technology. The nine billion names of god i remember babylon trouble with time rescue party the curse summertime on icarus dog star hide and seek out of the sun the wall of darkness no morning after the possessed death and the senator whos there. Scholz claims that even though it is a wordforword copy that he submitted, this is not plagiarism since there are important. Clarke, follows two computer technicians who are consulted to program a customized printing machine. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The machine that killed the stars the 9 billion names of god. Help with the theme of the short story the nine billion. I don t wish to be inquisitive, but i should hardly have thought that your.
The nine billion names of god arthur c clark avbook. The nine billion names of god summary supersummary. Could it be that computers will bring about the end of the world when god s work is done. The nine billion names of god is a science fiction short story by arthur c. Clarke pdf book sharingebook download free pdf books legally close posted by 5 minutes ago. C listed in contentos top ten most reprinted stories. I do not know who gave the nebula its name, which seems to me a very bad one. Nine billion names of god clarke runaround asimov the fun they had asimov the roads must roll heinlein.
The nine billion names of god is a 1953 science fiction short story by british writer arthur c. Over the last thirty years i have written about a hundred short stories, in such varied locales as wartime raf camps, islands on the great barrier reef, new york. This analysis is based on the version printed in the 1978 puffin edition anthology of the worlds of arthur c. Theres a complication with this interpretation as mentioned in the wikipedia article. If anyone has read the short story the nine billion names of. Clarke the otis jiry channel scary stories otis jirys horror storytime. Note that it saves the file as arthur without a filetype suffix. The highlights of the book are, unsurprisingly, among clarke s best pieces. I believe that the nine billionth permutation was not the target in itself. Arthur c clarke the nine billion names of god and other stories. Clarke this is a slightly unusual request, said dr. Clarke, cbe leslies house 24 barnes place colombo 7 sri lanka dear mr. As far as i know, its the rst time anyones been asked to supply a tibetan monastery with an automatic sequence computer.
Clarke s the nine billion names of god for his own short story of the same name. Analysis and interpretation the nine billion names of. Clarke, follows two computer technicians who are consulted to program a customized. Collection of the best science fiction of arthur c. This collection of science fiction short stories inc. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. I think this must be the first time that anyone has been asked to send an automatic sequence computer to a monastery in tibet. The nine billion names of god by arthur c clarke abebooks. Science fiction friday the nine billion names of god by arthur c. It is about an order of tibetan monks who purchase a computer for the purpose of transcribing every possible name of god according to a formula of their own devising, a purpose they have been. Set at a tibetan lamasery, a type of monastery, the nine billion names of god 1953, a short story by science fiction author arthur c. If it contains a prophecy, it is one that cannot be verified for several billion years.
This is a science fictive short story where we meet a group of lamas who wants to write the nine billion names of god. The nine billion names of god 1967 is a collection of science fiction short stories by arthur c. This very short tale was first printed in the 1953 anthology star science fiction stories from ballantine books edited by frederik pohl. The nine billion names of god is another religiously rooted story about monks getting a supercomputer to find all names of god to be ready when he comes. Astronomy, totally rad science fiction friday the nine billion names of god by arthur c.
Clarke, the nine billion names of god remains an impressive testimony what a truly great writer the highbrows be blown. This is carter scholz, who incorporates science and theology into a different type of literary genre that is not quite science fiction. Spring a choice of futures and the nine billion names of god. The machine is set to follow a complex system of rules that generates. The nine billion names of god voted into the science fiction hall of fame by science fiction writers of america, i remember babylon, trouble with time, rescue party, the curse, summertime on icarus, dog star, hide and seek, out of the sun, the wall of darkness, no morning after, the possessed, death and the. The nine billion names of god is a collection of short stories from acclaimed sciencefiction author arthur c. It was reprinted in the science fiction hall of fame, volume one, 19291964. March 18, 2008 december, 2017 rusty 1950s, arthur c. Blue cloth, gilt titles at spine, blindstamp at front. Another science fiction writer actually borrowed arthur c.
The nine billion names of god you are not logged in. The story was among the stories selected in 1970 by the science fiction writers of america as one of the best science fiction short stories published before the creation of the nebula awards. This story appeals to me on so many levels, but the thing that sticks with me the most is the very last line of the story. The nine billion names of god collection wikipedia.