March: We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse #1) by Dennis Taylor
Discuss The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein in the comments below.
Fiasco was translated into English in 1988 by Michael Kandel:
Fiasco (Polish: Fiasko) is a science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem, first published in a German translation in 1986. The book, published in Poland the following year, is a further elaboration of Lem's skepticism: in Lem's opinion, the difficulty in communication with alien civilizations is cultural disparity rather than spatial distance. The failure to communicate with an alien civilization is the main theme of the book.
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(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Wednesday February 13 2019, @04:56PM (1 child)
In 2019 (or even 2009), that's a reasonable thought. However, given the state of computer science and neuroscience in the mid 1960s (as I discuss here [soylentnews.org]), Heinlein's premise was certainly plausible.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 3, Informative) by DannyB on Wednesday February 13 2019, @06:27PM
Yes.
And I don't mean to be too critical. After all, I did enjoy reading it.
Fact: We get heavier as we age due to more information in our heads. When no more will fit it accumulates as fat.