The Cosmic Computer

Authors: H. Beam Piper Author
Topics: War & Military, Culture, Heritage, & Anthropology, Technology, Engineering & Transportation, Novels
Publisher: Gutenburg
Category: Secular
ISBN: GB00000020727,
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 60,
Synopsis: To the victor go the spoils -- and in the aftermath of a brutal and drawn-out war on the planet Poictesme, an agent is sent to hunt among the smoldering ruins for the most valuable prize of all: Merlin, the most powerful computer the universe has ever known. Will the mission be successful, or will the intrepid technology hunter come home empty-handed?
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