
A brilliant but restless scientist teams up with a visionary engineer who has built a massive computer capable of peering into tomorrow. When the machine projects a bleak, rag‑clad town populated entirely by youthful strangers, the pair are drawn into a puzzling tableau that feels both familiar and alien. Their conversation spirals from cold calculations to a sudden, uncanny recognition of a young woman—an ordinary girl whose image seems to have been plucked from a century‑old memory.
The story unfolds as they wrestle with the implications of a technology that can forecast lives, fortunes, and perhaps even immortality itself. Their rivalry and curiosity drive them deeper into the simulation, raising questions about conscience, the lure of endless wealth, and what it means to truly see the future. The early act sets a tense, thought‑provoking stage that invites listeners to wonder how far one should go to uncover what lies ahead.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (65K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2016-04-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1913–1999
A novelist and screenwriter with a knack for big ideas, he moved easily between speculative fiction and Hollywood adventure. He is especially remembered for science-fiction novels of the 1950s and for writing the 1960 film adaptation of The Time Machine.
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