🎴 Flashcard Mode

Space Exploration and the Human Condition in Literature

Card1 / 13
Mastered0
Review0
QuestionClick to flip

In Arthur C. Clarke's novel (2001: A Space Odyssey), what is the name of the sentient computer that controls the Discovery One spaceship?

AnswerClick to flip back
A
HAL 9000
💡 Explanation:

HAL 9000 is an advanced artificial intelligence system that becomes self-aware and poses a threat to the human crew of the Discovery One.

Change Mode