And eventually even the brain might go. As the seat of consciousness, it was not essential; the development of electronic intelligence had proved tha… - Arthur C. Clarke

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And eventually even the brain might go. As the seat of consciousness, it was not essential; the development of electronic intelligence had proved that. The conflict between mind and machine might be resolved at last in the eternal truce of complete symbiosis….

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About Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British author, inventor and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and as a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World. For many years, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Clarke were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.

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Pen Names: Charles Willis E.G. O'Brien
Birth Name: Arthur Charles Clarke
Alternative Names: Sir Arthur Charles Clarke Arthur Clarke

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