The Resource Vulcan's hammer, Philip K. Dick
Vulcan's hammer, Philip K. Dick
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The item Vulcan's hammer, Philip K. Dick represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Vulcan's hammer, Philip K. Dick represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- In "Vulcan's Hammer"asuper-computer makes all the important decisions for a worldwide government. But when religious fanatics decide to fight back, itleads a high-ranking official to question whether the peace provided by the computer is worth the abnegation of free will."
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Mariner books ed.
- Extent
- 163 pages
- Isbn
- 9780547572635
- Label
- Vulcan's hammer
- Title
- Vulcan's hammer
- Statement of responsibility
- Philip K. Dick
- Title variation
- Vulcans hammer
- Subject
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- Dystopias
- Science fiction
- trueScience fiction
- true21st century -- 2001 -- 2100
- trueReligious fanatics
- trueScience fiction
- trueRevolutionaries
- trueComputers
- trueDystopias
- Artificial intelligence
- trueTechnology and civilization
- Artificial intelligence -- Fiction
- trueDystopian fiction
- trueArtificial intelligence
- trueTotalitarianism
- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In "Vulcan's Hammer"asuper-computer makes all the important decisions for a worldwide government. But when religious fanatics decide to fight back, itleads a high-ranking official to question whether the peace provided by the computer is worth the abnegation of free will."
- Summary
- Confronted by a dangerous movement of religious fanatics and challenges to its authorities, the Vulcan 3, an objective, unbiased, and hyperrational computer that dictates policy for all citizens--an omnipotent technological wonder that evolved out of chaos and war--could prove to be human civilization's worst nightmare
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 067081
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dick, Philip K
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
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- Artificial intelligence
- Artificial intelligence
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Vulcan's hammer, Philip K. Dick
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn772099627
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st Mariner books ed.
- Extent
- 163 pages
- Isbn
- 9780547572635
- Lccn
- 2012015518
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)772099627
- Label
- Vulcan's hammer, Philip K. Dick
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn772099627
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st Mariner books ed.
- Extent
- 163 pages
- Isbn
- 9780547572635
- Lccn
- 2012015518
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)772099627
Subject
- true21st century -- 2001 -- 2100
- Artificial intelligence
- trueArtificial intelligence
- Artificial intelligence -- Fiction
- trueComputers
- trueDystopian fiction
- Dystopias
- trueDystopias
- Fiction
- trueReligious fanatics
- trueRevolutionaries
- Science fiction
- trueScience fiction
- trueScience fiction
- trueTechnology and civilization
- trueTotalitarianism
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Central LibraryBorrow it710 W. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX, 78701, US30.271302100000 -97.746016800000
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