I came across this site on Tesla- it fits in with our discussion next week on Electricity.

http://www.teslascience.org/archive/archive.htm

Here is the new book chosen for our class (based on today's discussion-

"Ubik" by Phillip K. Dick

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Ubik+by+Philip+K.+Dick&x=0&y=0

This book is in addition to "Freud in Coney Island" by Norman.

http://www.amazon.com/Freud-Coney-Island-Other-Tales/dp/0975592467/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254282159&sr=8-1

Here is the article about the MIT photos that the kids from MIT took with their camera phone device.  You can scroll through the photos at the website--they are pretty stunning:

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-328198

This one might also be of interest to you, a search for "artificial life" online is being launched (apparently a recent study showed that the internet is showing 'early signs of some form of consciousness') and people with home computers are being asked to join in the research:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=news.html

Enjoy!

David Braun

Our discussion on Sept. 22nd was infinitely more free ranging than the Wells story. 

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/11870/11870-8.txt

If we're concentrating on the early twentieth century, etc., let's examine some of the novels from the era that are on-line; and decide if any of them offer a unique look into the Edwardian era directly before science fiction emerges, 1926 onward.

We could also include "Herland ," and Mizora, if I can find them. Also, 

essays that you liked, i.e. Christiansen. Or an E.M. Forster 

sci fi short story...

Warmest regards,

Norman