Hogan, James: THE TWO FACES OF TOMORROW

Civilization had grown so complex that only a world-wide computer network could control everything. But the computer was only logical - it lacked common sense. And jits all-too-logical decisions were beginning to cause too many near-fatal accidents.

The solution was on the drawing-boards - a universal, self-aware and self-programming computer, equipped with judgment. But ... could it be controlled? Or would it attempt to take over, disregarding its creators? If so, could it be turned off?

Raymond Dyer and his team of computer specialists knew they had to find answers to these questions, but the project was too dangerous to test on Earth. So they installed the super computer on an orbiting satellite and programmed it to survive at all costs. Then they sent a group of men to attack the computer ... to good it into trying to kill them. Then they would turn it off.

Obvisously if things went wrong, they might lose a few men - but the satellite and the computer could always be destroyed. Obviously...

But the computer didn´t uite see it that was!

AUTHOR:  James P. Hogan

COVER: paperback

PAGES: 390

LANGUAGE: english