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The Nine Billion Names of God

by Arthur C. Clarkeliterary work· published 1953

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"The Nine Billion Names of God" is a 1953 science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. The story was among the stories selected in 1970 by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the best science fiction short stories published before the creation of the Nebula Awards. It was reprinted in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964.

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The Nine Billion Names of God was adapted into a 2018 film.

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    The Nine Billion Names of God
    2018 · film · 10 min · dir. Dominique Filhol · IMDb ↗
    IMDb7.3

    1957, New York. A Tibetan monk rents an automatic sequence computer. His goal is to list all of the names of God. Two Western engineers are hired to install and program the machine in Tibet.

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