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The Humanoids is a 1949 dystopian science fiction novel by American author Jack Williamson (1908–2006). [1] Originally published as a three-part serial called "...And Searching Mind" in Astounding Science-Fiction (March, April, May 1948), it was in fact a sequel to an earlier novelette, "With Folded Hands...", appearing in the same magazine in July of the previous year of 1947.
[1] [2] [4] [5] He is smirking with his hands in his pocket, with the caption written by Banks that he is a "chill guy". [ 4 ] [ 5 ] His design was misreported to be based on a cross between the 1990s American cartoon Arthur and the character "Charlie" from the American adult animated television show Smiling Friends , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 6 ...
"The Bizarro Jerry" is the 137th episode of the American television sitcom Seinfeld. This was the third episode of the eighth season, originally airing on the NBC network on October 3, 1996. [1] The title and plot extensively reference the character Bizarro Superman, originally published by DC Comics. This episode introduced the phrase "man ...
"With Folded Hands ..." is a 1947 science fiction novelette [1] by American writer Jack Williamson (1908–2006). In writing it, Willamson was influenced by the aftermath of World War II, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and his concern that "some of the technological creations we had developed with the best intentions might have disastrous consequences in the long run."
Yet in their distant, silent orbits, these chunks of matter are beyond the reach of man, beyond the reach of human hands, but not beyond the reach of human minds. Driving along a country road in an ordinary car is a modest man: Harold J. Finley, quiet and profound…
Otto of the Silver Hand is a children's historical novel set in the Middle Ages written and illustrated by Howard Pyle. It was published in 1888 by Charles Scribner's Sons . The novel is set in 13th-century Germany , partly during the Great Interregnum and partly during the reign of Rudolph of Habsburg .
The Terminal Man is a novel by American writer Michael Crichton. [2] [3] It is his second novel under his own name and his twelfth overall, and is about the dangers of mind control. It was published in April 1972, and also serialized in Playboy in March, April, and May 1972. In 1974, it was made into a film of the same name.
The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, first published in New York on April Fool's Day 1857, is the ninth and final novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book was published on the exact day of the novel's setting. Centered on the title character, The Confidence-Man portrays a group of steamboat passengers.