The Last Evolution, by John W Campbell Jr. (1932)
This 1932 science fiction short story by John W. Campbell Jr. explores a future where humanity has become dependent on autonomous machines. The narrative is framed as a final record left by the last of the human-created ruling class.
Why it matters
It is a foundational text in early science fiction that anticipates modern debates regarding human reliance on artificial intelligence and technological obsolescence.
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Last Evolution, by John Wood Campbell This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Last Evolution Author: John Wood Campbell Illustrator: Leo Morey Release Date: December 9, 2008 [EBook #27462] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LAST EVOLUTION *** Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net A Classic Reprint from AMAZING STORIES, August, 1932
The content is a classic literary reprint and does not contain political or social commentary.
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