Gog story
An electronic brain is programmed to sabotage the government's secret lab while working on the first space station.
8 total · 7 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| humanoid robot | major | NOVAC controlled Gog and Magog, two huge mobile robots with multiple arms, powerful gripping tools, and other implements. |
| nuclear holocaust | major | The robots Gog and Magog attempt to trigger a nuclear explosion. |
| nuclear proliferation | major | The danger of the spread of nuclear secrets was recurrently discussed, such as the possible implications of someone having scribbled out the formula for the hydrogen bomb on a cafeteria napkin. |
| out of control AI | major | An electronic brain, the Nuclear Operative Variable Automatic Computer (NOVAC), went out of control and took measures to sabotage the building of a space station. |
| romantic love | major | David Sheppard and Joanna Merritt. |
| space station | major | A secret government lab was working on building the world's first space station. |
| sun gun | major | A secret government lab was working on putting a mirror in space that could concentrate the sun's rays enough to burn up a city. |
| what if I found myself in a low gravity environment | minor | People we performing astonishing acrobatic feats in a low gravity room. |