ZERO CALVIN - Couverture souple

Cramer, Brian

 
9780595298136: ZERO CALVIN
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595298133 ISBN 13 : 9780595298136
Editeur : iUniverse, 2003

Synopsis

Calvin Jones, a computer programmer in his mid-twenties, decides to skip work and meet his girlfriend at the beach instead. However, because of an accident, a trip to the hospital, death, and cryogenic freezing, he never quite makes it there. When Calvin is revived, he finds himself in a utopian society three hundred years in the future.But every society has its peculiarities.This one happens to be governed by an artificial intelligence named Ariel. Using Ariel, this society has been able to identify its stupid, lazy, or otherwise detrimental individuals -and kill them. The result is a civilization of intelligent, hardworking inhabitants-except for Calvin.Will Calvin be able to adapt to his new surroundings, or will the learning curve be too steep for him to survive?

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Calvin Jones, a computer programmer in his mid-twenties, decides to skip work and meet his girlfriend at the beach instead. However, because of an accident, a trip to the hospital, death, and cryogenic freezing, he never quite makes it there. When Calvin is revived, he finds himself in a utopian society three hundred years in the future.But every society has its peculiarities.This one happens to be governed by an artificial intelligence named Ariel. Using Ariel, this society has been able to identify its stupid, lazy, or otherwise detrimental individuals -and kill them. The result is a civilization of intelligent, hardworking inhabitants-except for Calvin.Will Calvin be able to adapt to his new surroundings, or will the learning curve be too steep for him to survive?

Biographie de l'auteur

Brian Cramer was born in New Jersey. Because of several failed attempts to escape the mysterious pull of the Garden State, he still lives there. He works for an electronic and fiber optic assembly manufacturer and enjoys computers, electronics, the universe, and a hot cup of tea.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595298133
ISBN 13 
9780595298136
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
174
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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