I was first intrigued by this notion when I read a 1966 sci-fi classic by Robert Heinlein, "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress." In that book, people who have committed crimes are transported from Earth to live in moon colonies to live and work in mines there, but after a few generations their offspring who committed no offenses fought a war for independence. One of the main characters in that 1966 novel was a computer network that attained sentience and self-awareness, and it decided to assist the colonists in their quest for freedom. Heinlein was a true visionary.
If you like good sci-fi, then you definitely should add it to your repertoire. Heinlein was a genius. The book can be a bit of a challenge to lesser readers, as he uses a jargon and lingo of what a moon colony might sound like after a few decades of isolation and criminals being sent there from a wide background of different countries and languages to meld into a new language, but you'll soon get the hang of it.
And along with the Earth's own computer being hijacked to help bring about an independence revolution, wait until you see what the moon colonists use as their major weapon to threaten Earth... it's brilliant!
I was first intrigued by this notion when I read a 1966 sci-fi classic by Robert Heinlein, "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress." In that book, people who have committed crimes are transported from Earth to live in moon colonies to live and work in mines there, but after a few generations their offspring who committed no offenses fought a war for independence. One of the main characters in that 1966 novel was a computer network that attained sentience and self-awareness, and it decided to assist the colonists in their quest for freedom. Heinlein was a true visionary.
Sounds like a book I need to read. Thanks.
If you like good sci-fi, then you definitely should add it to your repertoire. Heinlein was a genius. The book can be a bit of a challenge to lesser readers, as he uses a jargon and lingo of what a moon colony might sound like after a few decades of isolation and criminals being sent there from a wide background of different countries and languages to meld into a new language, but you'll soon get the hang of it.
And along with the Earth's own computer being hijacked to help bring about an independence revolution, wait until you see what the moon colonists use as their major weapon to threaten Earth... it's brilliant!
I love Heinlein. I read others from him.
I think "Stranger In A Strange Land" was my favorite Heinlein, but "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress" it up there next to it.