They'd Rather be Right Author:Mark Clifton, Frank Riley In 1955, They'd Rather Be Right by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley was the second novel to ever receive a Hugo award. (Later publications were released under the title The Forever Machine.) — The story deals with the creation of a super-intelligent computer named Bossy. Bossy was created by a three man team: Jonathan Billi... more »ngs, a 72 year old professor Dean of Psychosomatic Medicine at Hoxworth University; Duane Hoskins, a 40 year old physicist and Doctor of Cybernetics at Hoxworth; and Joe Carter, a 22 year old telepath who secretly uses his powers to assist the two professors with creating Bossy. Joe hopes that the computer can end the loneliness he feels from being the world's only telepath. But before he can accomplish this, he and his companions must convince an opinion-controlled society that Bossy is not a threat to mankind.« less