| Ship of Theseus Contributor(s): Wagner, Sandra (Author), Sullivan, Gail (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1945355379 ISBN-13: 9781945355370 Publisher: Rocket Science Productions, LLC OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Hard Science Fiction - Fiction | Religious - General - Fiction | Science Fiction - Genetic Engineering |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5" W x 8" (0.52 lbs) 234 pages |
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| Publisher Description: What if you could replace every neuron in your brain with an exact duplicate, but instead of a nerve cell made of flesh, it was made of silicon? Every dendrite, every synapse would be replaced with an identically functioning quantum computer. Would "you" still be "YOU"? If not, at what point do you stop being a person and simply a computer that emulates a person? What if you were a spiritual person while your brain was flesh and blood? Would you still be spiritual after you were turned into a collection of computers? Would you still consider yourself to have a soul? Ralph Chalmers is killed in an automobile accident and has his brain transcribed to a computer. Ralph faces a number of difficulties from his family and from a society that has not quite caught up with the technological revolution that can eliminate death ... but at a terrible cost. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wagner, Sandra: - Sandra Wagner has spent her forty-year career working with computers. She has worked on all types of systems, from multi-ton mainframes to the smallest digital controllers. She considers herself an Uber-Geek and has found creation of software an engaging career. She finds creative outlet in writing, acting, and drawing. When not on stage at the theatre, she writes stories. Ship of Theseus is her first novel length story. |