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2001
2001
Author: Arthur Clarke
Written in tandem with the screenplay for the Stanley Kubrick-directed film, both introduce HAL, a computer that takes off on a mission of its own, propelling the spaceship it controls past the original destination to an exploration of humankind's past, present, and future potential. Once ground-breaking, now a classic, "2001" is a truly unique ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780451134691
ISBN-10: 0451134699
Publication Date: 7/1/1968
Pages: 221
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3.7 stars, based on 77 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Putnam~mass
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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I have never seen the movie, but this book made me want to just to compare the two. It was a really interesting book, not only to see what the author imagined the future 2001 to be like, but to see how close to reality it actually was. Then I read the afterward and learned how much the book and movie influenced real life.


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