Isaac Asimov, "The Evitable Conflict"

Submitted by Mihira Konda on Mon, 03/27/2017 - 16:32

Capital City, Nigeria

Approximate location of the capital of the Tropic Region in Asimov's "The Evitable Conflict".

Shanghai, China

Capital of the Eastern Region in Asimov's "The Evitable Conflict"

Rodney Brooks, Flesh and Machines (2002)

Submitted by Patrizio Murdocca on Mon, 03/27/2017 - 11:18

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

When Brooks wanted to get his robots to space, he collaborated with JPL, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.

Buenas Yerbas, California

In the third story of Cloud Atlas, journalist Luisa Rey meets scientist Rufus Sixsmith in Buenas Yerbas, California. She investigates a nuclear power plant that Sixsmith suspected was not safe shortly before his suspiscious suicide.

Zedelghem, Belgium

In the second story of Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, musician Robert Frobisher writes letters describing the events of his life to his lover, Rufus Sixsmith, in Zedelghem. He becomes a secretary for a formerly famous composer, eventually helping him acheive recognition once more.

Ottawa, Canada

Margaret Atwood was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canda in 1939, and she currently resides in Toronto, Canada.

Capital of the Northern Region in Asimov's "The Evitable Conflict."

Manchester, UK

Alan Turing was working at Victoria University of Manchester when he wrote "Computing Machinery and Intelligence".

Japan

This is the birthplace of Masahiro Mori and the origin of "The Uncanny Valley" or "Bukimi no Tani."

COVE

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