From technology to transcendence: humanity's evolutionary journey in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
| Publisher | Extrapolation |
| Publication | Extrapolation |
| Subject | Literature/writing |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0014-5483 |
| Issues per Year | 4 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Published | 2003-09-22 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Author | n/a | Carrol L. Fry |
| Person | n/a | Stanley Kubrick |
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| 2001: A Space Odyssey | quickNotes |
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (co-scripted with Arthur C. Clarke) has become an American icon. The Also Sprach Zarathustra theme is so recognizable that advertisers use it to sell everything from luxury automobiles to hamburgers. Moreover, 2001's cult status seems amply demonstrated by the literally hundreds of sites on the World Wide Web, offering everything from interpretations to film memorabilia for sale. Also the film has spawned a rich body of folklore among the in-crowd of computer literati. One legend has it that IBM named its 9000 Series processor after HAL, whom...
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