...called Psychohistorical Crisis by Donald Kingsbury. (Very intelligently written, btw.) He has a device called a fam (for electronic familiar) that is sort-of a computer that attaches to a person's brain. It has indecent amounts of memory, and all sorts of interactive hooks. People get one at the age of 4 or so. You train it as you develope, and the brain makes accommodations because of its presence.
It can take fast loads of information from non-organic sources. And it can download to non-organic destinations. And it aids in all logical thought and comprehension. People can learn very much, very quickly. And they need never forget anything.
I should not mention this book without noting that it specifically refers to and uses ideas from Asimov's Foundation series.
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- What is your favorite sci-fi invention?
- HOVERBOARDS!!!!!!!
- HOVERBOARDS!!!!!!!
- No one mentioned the Orgasmatron? (n/t)
- It was recalled. It makes you blind. (n/t)
- It was coming right up (n/t)
- ARRRGH! STOP it!!!! (n/t)
- So shoot me. (n/t)
- ARRRGH! STOP it!!!! (n/t)
- Reading a book now...
- The Jump Gate
- The ethanol powered bending unit.
- Star Trek Replicator
- Hal 9000
- re: What is your favorite sci-fi invention?
- I want my own Tardis.
- Man's best friend
- Or Van Vogt's Silkie (n/t)
- Eric Maine's World Without Men
- LeGuin's "ansible"
- re: What is your favorite sci-fi invention?
- I've always been partial to the Star Trek transporter, myself
- Larry Niven's stasis field