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The Last Question

Isaac Asimov

Mangaka: Isaac Asimov
Status: Completed
Original language: Korean
Genres: Oneshot · Science fiction · Long Strip
Content rating: Safe

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Isaac Asimov considered this short story his personal favorite, famously exploring the intersection of human knowledge and the eventual fate of the universe. Its enduring cultural impact lies in its philosophical meditation on entropy, cementing its status as a seminal work in the canon of hard science fiction.

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The Last Question was originally published in the November 1956 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly. Isaac Asimov wrote the story in response to the common sentiment that he was overly optimistic about the future of technology, setting out to craft a narrative that spanned trillions of years to address the entropic heat death of the universe. He frequently cited it as his favorite of all the short stories he produced throughout his career.

The story follows the iterative development of a supercomputer named Multivac as humanity repeatedly asks if entropy can be reversed. Asimov crafted the work to explore the intersection of human desperation and machine intelligence, culminating in a theological twist that mirrors the creation of the universe. It has since become a cornerstone of science fiction literature, praised for its vast scope and its stark, philosophical conclusion.

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