Colossus
by Dennis Feltham Jonesliterary work· published 1966
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Colossus is a 1966 science fiction novel by British author Dennis Feltham Jones (writing as D. F. Jones), about super-computers taking control of mankind. Two sequels, The Fall of Colossus (1974) and Colossus and the Crab (1977) continued the story. Colossus was adapted as the feature film Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970).
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Colossus was adapted into a 1969 film.
Colossus: The Forbin Project1969 · film · 100 min · dir. Joseph Sargent · IMDb ↗IMDb7.190%The U.S. has handed over control of its nuclear defense system to the Colossus supercomputer designed by scientist Dr. Charles Forbin. It soon becomes clear, that the now-sentient Colossus is far more intelligent than its creator realized—with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
