The Machine Stops - Hardcover

by E. M. Forster (Author), Karl Wurf (Introduction by), John Betancourt (Illustrator)

First published in 1909, Forster's short science fiction work, "The Machine Stops," posits a technology-dependent humanity now living underground, its every need serviced by machines. But what happens if--or when--the machines stop? "The Machine Stops" was named one of the greatest science fiction novellas published before 1965 by the Science Fiction Writers of America.