Solaris is a science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem , published in Warsaw in 1961. English translations of the book are available as ISBN 0156837501 (1987), ISBN 0156027607 (2002), and ISBN 0571219721 (2003). The fate of a single man can be rich with...
Solaris is a Polish science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem (1921-2006), published in Warsaw in 1961 and probably his most famous work. The novel uses remote space exploration as a metaphor for whether the human mind will ever understand a truly alien...
In the late 1990s, Sun Microsystems Inc. promoted itself as "the dot in dot-com" _ a strategy that proved painful when the technology bubble burst.But now that venture capital is again flowing to startups _ particularly the "Web 2.0" companies that encourage video and other...
Dell Inc. has agreed to install Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Solaris operating system in some of its servers, the companies announced Wednesday, signaling Sun's latest truce with a former rival.The chief executives of both companies announced the multiyear partnership together on stage at the Oracle OpenWorld...
Two longtime rivals in computing, IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc., plan to cooperate on server technologies, a move that could put pressure on their joint competitor Hewlett-Packard Co.Sun's chief executive, Jonathan Schwartz, called it a "comprehensive relationship" that "represents a tectonic shift in the...
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In the following essay, Geier examines Lem's fictional ocean in Solaris as a model for understanding how imaginary conceptions and phenomena are given linguistic reality in science fiction writing.
In the following essay, Tighe examines the social and literary context of Lem's fiction and publishing history in communist Poland, drawing attention to his sociopolitical concerns, particularly in Solaris. Tighe also addresses the impact of censorship on Lem's interest in closed information systems.
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