![]() In 1973 it was also included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two. After being voted one of the best novellas up to 1965, it was included that same year in the populist anthology Modern Short Stories. After first publication in The Oxford and Cambridge Review (November 1909), the story was republished in Forster’s The Eternal Moment and Other Stories in 1928. “ The Machine Stops” is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. In the weeks ahead I will share some of the science fiction gems I unearthed or rediscovered. I have a link at the bottom of the article to a pdf file of the book which is now in the public domain. Forster’s “The Machine Stops” topped off the list. In researching that list of potential computers I read a number of books and short stories. A few years ago I came up with the idea of writing a nonfiction article on the five most influential pre-1950 computers in science fiction. I love reading and writing short stories. ![]()
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