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Huxley's period piece: Brave New World turns 75.(ESSAY)(Critical essay)
THIS year marks the 75th birthday of Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World, first published in February 1932. That novel became one of the most discussed works of literature of the 20th century. Its title, which Huxley took from Shakespeare's play The Tempest, has passed into the language--from Huxley, not from Shakespeare--as a descriptor for any development, or any imagined future, based on biotechnological attempts to enhance or transform human nature, or even just nature. In vitro fertilization? Brave new world! Stem-cell research? Brave new world! Genetically modified crops? Brave new world! The title of Huxley's novel has become a scare phrase brandished at any ...
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...so new, I wanted to check in with some of my colleagues to see how they manage in this strange new world. And, of course, in this brave new world of electronic communication, nothing could be simpler than gathering and sharing the opinions...
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- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable West, Don McConnell, Chris April 15, 1996 700+ words
...Flaherty projects the digital and HDTV worlds beyond genesis and into real time. Will we really achieve this brave new world of digital? Well, everything new is old already. But it now appears that broadcasters will be awarded a second...
- The Brave New World of Scientific Publishing.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire January 23, 2009 700+ words
...Research and Markets: The Brave New World of Scientific Publishing(C...announced the addition of the "The Brave New World of Scientific Publishing" report to their offering. The Brave New World of Science Publishing is the...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire January 23, 2009 700+ words
...announced the addition of the "The Brave New World of Scientific Publishing" report to their offering. The Brave New World of Science Publishing is the...and online data sharing. The Brave New World of Science Publishing shows that...
- Works of Aldous Huxley: Brave New World: Introduction; Chapters 1 - 4
- Reference information from: Monarch Notes Huxley, Aldous January 1, 1963 700+ words
...Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Brave New World: Introduction; Chapters 1 - 4 Since its publication in 1932, Brave New World and its author have been the...presently reading and discussing Brave New World. We might well ask, "What...
