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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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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