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A for Andromeda

by Fred Hoyle, John Elliot · 1962

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A new radio telescope picks up from the constellation of Andromeda a complex series of signals which prove to be a programme for a giant computer. After the computer is built it begins to relay information from Andromeda. Scientists find themselves possessing knowledge previously unknown to mankind, knowledge that could threaten the security of human life itself.

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sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 176 pages

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