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24-533: [REDACTED] Look up microcosm  or macrocosm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Microcosm or macrocosm , also spelled mikrokosmos or makrokosmos , may refer to: Philosophy [ edit ] Microcosm–macrocosm analogy , the view according to which there is a structural similarity between the human being and the cosmos Music [ edit ] Macrocosm (album) , seventh studio album by

48-528: A Taoist Qigong energy cultivation technique Microcosmic salt , a salt found in urine with the formula Na(NH 4 )HPO 4 Microcosmographia Academica , a short pamphlet on university politics written by F. M. Cornford and published in 1908 The Ray of the Microcosm , romanticist poem written in 1845 by Prince-Bishop and Petar II Petrović-Njegoš Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

72-476: A Taoist Qigong energy cultivation technique Microcosmic salt , a salt found in urine with the formula Na(NH 4 )HPO 4 Microcosmographia Academica , a short pamphlet on university politics written by F. M. Cornford and published in 1908 The Ray of the Microcosm , romanticist poem written in 1845 by Prince-Bishop and Petar II Petrović-Njegoš Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

96-413: A cycle of piano pieces written 1926-1939 by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók Mikrokosmos (Turovsky) , four cycles of lute pieces, Mikrokosmos I-IV , by Ukrainian-American composer Roman Turovsky Mikrokosmos , pseudonym used by former Dark Star frontman Christian Hayes for solo material Mikrokosmos , a 1987 performance choreographed by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker "Mikrokosmos", by BTS from

120-413: A cycle of piano pieces written 1926-1939 by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók Mikrokosmos (Turovsky) , four cycles of lute pieces, Mikrokosmos I-IV , by Ukrainian-American composer Roman Turovsky Mikrokosmos , pseudonym used by former Dark Star frontman Christian Hayes for solo material Mikrokosmos , a 1987 performance choreographed by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker "Mikrokosmos", by BTS from

144-673: A unique clock made by Henry Bridges of Waltham Abbey, England Microcosm (hypermedia system) , an early hypermedia system that predated the World Wide Web Microcosm (video game) , a 1993 shoot-'em-up by Psygnosis Microcosm Ltd , a UK software protection company Microcosmos (film) , a 1996 documentary film The Microcosm, a 19th-century microscope gallery and shop on Regent Street, London, run by Carpenter and Westley See also [ edit ] Microcosmic God , science fiction novelette published in 1941 by American writer Theodore Sturgeon Microcosmic orbit ,

168-606: A unique clock made by Henry Bridges of Waltham Abbey, England Microcosm (hypermedia system) , an early hypermedia system that predated the World Wide Web Microcosm (video game) , a 1993 shoot-'em-up by Psygnosis Microcosm Ltd , a UK software protection company Microcosmos (film) , a 1996 documentary film The Microcosm, a 19th-century microscope gallery and shop on Regent Street, London, run by Carpenter and Westley See also [ edit ] Microcosmic God , science fiction novelette published in 1941 by American writer Theodore Sturgeon Microcosmic orbit ,

192-443: Is never interested in any personal gain of money, besides what he needs to live on his island alone, and especially not fame. His bank takes a hold of all those aspects, specifically a man named Conant, who is the only one allowed to contact Kidder's island. Kidder is a brilliant scientist, but the best he can do as a human is to turn others' ideas into usable or improved products – he cannot innovate. Consequently, he gets impatient with

216-525: The 2019 album Map of the Soul: Persona Biology [ edit ] Microcosm (experimental ecosystem) , a small scale contained and controlled ecosystem Microcosmus , a genus of tunicates Literature and publishing [ edit ] Microcosm Publishing , an independent publisher and distributor based in Portland, Oregon, and Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. Microcosm: E. coli and

240-410: The 2019 album Map of the Soul: Persona Biology [ edit ] Microcosm (experimental ecosystem) , a small scale contained and controlled ecosystem Microcosmus , a genus of tunicates Literature and publishing [ edit ] Microcosm Publishing , an independent publisher and distributor based in Portland, Oregon, and Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. Microcosm: E. coli and

264-457: The 42nd best all-time science fiction novelette in a 1999 Locus poll (tied with Edmond Hamilton 's "What's It Like Out There?"). The Neoterics make an illustrative reappearance in the 2008 management book Groundswell , developed by employees at Forrester Research: Neoterics are said to "outpace any human research lab since they try, fail, and adapt so much more quickly than ordinary slow-paced humans", and are thus presented as "apt metaphor for

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288-451: The German electronic composer Peter Frohmader, released in 1990 Makrokosmos , a series of four volumes of pieces for piano by American composer George Crumb "Mic-rocosm", a song by American rapper Prodigy from the album Hegelian Dialectic Microcosm (album) , 2010 album by Flow Microcosmos (Drudkh album) Microcosmos (Thy Catafalque album) Mikrokosmos (Bartók) ,

312-402: The German electronic composer Peter Frohmader, released in 1990 Makrokosmos , a series of four volumes of pieces for piano by American composer George Crumb "Mic-rocosm", a song by American rapper Prodigy from the album Hegelian Dialectic Microcosm (album) , 2010 album by Flow Microcosmos (Drudkh album) Microcosmos (Thy Catafalque album) Mikrokosmos (Bartók) ,

336-485: The New Science of Life , a 2008 book by Carl Zimmer Microcosm: Portrait of a Central European City , a 2002 book by Norman Davies and Roger Moorhouse Microcosm: The Quantum Revolution In Economics And Technology by George Gilder Other uses [ edit ] Macrocosm (Star Trek: Voyager) , 54th episode of Star Trek: Voyager Microcosm (CERN) , a museum near Geneva, Switzerland Microcosm (clock) ,

360-431: The New Science of Life , a 2008 book by Carl Zimmer Microcosm: Portrait of a Central European City , a 2002 book by Norman Davies and Roger Moorhouse Microcosm: The Quantum Revolution In Economics And Technology by George Gilder Other uses [ edit ] Macrocosm (Star Trek: Voyager) , 54th episode of Star Trek: Voyager Microcosm (CERN) , a museum near Geneva, Switzerland Microcosm (clock) ,

384-471: The colony via “teletype", a device the Neoterics come to consider divine. Conant talks Kidder into a new project, and once he has the information he needs, he threatens Kidder and takes over the island. He tries to expand the size of the project, hoping to use a Neoteric design for a new source of power that will be used all around the world, making him incredibly rich. When the banker attempts to kill Kidder and

408-468: The current state of the Internet", where Web 2.0 technologies and the many people involved generate similarly "rapid prototyping, failure, and adaptation." John W. Campbell , the editor who bought the story for Astounding Science Fiction , wrote for its blurb, "Kidder had a system for inventing things in a hurry – and he thought he had a system for handling the results. His method was inhuman – but his agent

432-464: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up microcosm  or macrocosm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Microcosm or macrocosm , also spelled mikrokosmos or makrokosmos , may refer to: Philosophy [ edit ] Microcosm–macrocosm analogy , the view according to which there is a structural similarity between the human being and the cosmos Music [ edit ] Macrocosm (album) , seventh studio album by

456-416: The slow progress of human innovation and develops a synthetic life form which he calls "Neoterics." These creatures live at a greatly accelerated rate and therefore have a very short lifespan, producing many generations over a short period of time. Kidder asserts his authority over the Neoterics by killing off half the population of Neoterics, referencing it as an example of his power. Kidder communicates with

480-461: The title Microcosm . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microcosm&oldid=1253672091 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages microcosm From Misplaced Pages,

504-636: The title Microcosm . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microcosm&oldid=1253672091 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Microcosmic God A highly reclusive biochemist named Kidder produces inventions that transform human life, bringing improvements across several fields of science and engineering. Through all of this, he

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528-477: The workers who had assisted in building the power plant, Kidder asks the Neoterics to throw up an impenetrable force field around his home. He failed to save all men but one, excitedly introducing Johansen to his greatest little invention. The story ends years later. It is unknown whether or not Kidder is still alive under the shield, but it is certain that the Neoterics have continued to develop technology far beyond anything controlled by humans. "Microcosmic God"

552-669: Was among the stories selected in 1970 by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the best science fiction short stories published before the creation of the Nebula Awards . As such, it was published in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929-1964 . The novelette was also recognized as the 13th best all-time short science fiction story in a 1971 Analog Science Fact & Fiction poll (tied with Cyril M. Kornbluth 's " The Little Black Bag "), and as

576-442: Was human – and dangerous!" Science fiction author Gene Wolfe wrote, "The first [sf] story I read was 'Microcosmic God' by Theodore Sturgeon. It has sometimes occurred to me that it has all been downhill from there." Microcosmic God is an early example of the use of the " pocket universe " concept in science fiction. The concept of a microcosmic universe manipulated or created within a larger, parent universe developed by Sturgeon

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