First we had the legs race. Then we had the arms race. Now … - John Brunner

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First we had the legs race. Then we had the arms race. Now we’re going to have the brain race.

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John Kilian Houston Brunner (September 24, 1934 – August 26, 1995) was a science fiction author. His work in the new wave sub-genre is highly acclaimed and influential. His earlier (prolific, often pseudonymous) space operas are generally considered unremarkable.

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Birth Name: John Kilian Houston Brunner

Alternative Names: K. H. Brunner • Henry Crosstrees, Jr. • Gill Hunt • John Loxmith • Ellis Quick • Trevor Staines • Keith Woodcott

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Take stock, citizen bacillus,
Now that there are so many billions of you,
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Into your bathtub, or into the Pacific
Of that by which they may remember you.

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First we had the legs race. Then we had the arms race. Now we’re going to have the brain race. - John Brunner

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