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| * Rowena Morrill's portrait of Dr. Isaac Asimov, from Wikipedia |
Dr. Isaac Asimov, one of the leading science-fiction writers in the sixties, wrote the short story "The Last Question" as a treatment on the subject of entropy. What happens if everything is used up? Everything in the cosmos, that is. What is usually referred to by engineers as a "boring lecture on thermodynamics" has become a very intriguing subject; it is, by all norms, a thought-provoking and smile-rendering story. It was one of the author's favorites, in fact. Monique recently pointed out the essay to me; it was required reading in her Literature class. I'm glad she is appreciating these kinds of short stories; I too was a science fiction geek back in the day!
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