Profiles of the Future, "Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination" (Clarke's Third Law) (1962; rev. 1973) - Clarke, Arthur C. | WIST Quotations

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) British writer
Profiles of the Future, “Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination” (Clarke’s Third Law) (1962; rev. 1973)

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3-Oct-17 at 6:12pm
See also Stross.
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