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<FONT SIZE=+1><B><A HREF="http://lem.pl/">Stanislaw Lem</A></B></FONT> - 
a pure thinker. While he is mostly referred to as a writer, 
I do not think it is possible to classify him into any specifically defined group. His books are thorough and rigorous   
thought experiments about human and technological development. I admire most 
of his stuff, but absolute favorites would be 
<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Cyberiad-Stanislaw-Lem/dp/0156027593/">The Cyberiad</A>, 
<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Return-Stars-Helen-Wolff-Books/dp/0156765934/">Return from the Stars</A>,
<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Solaris-ebook/dp/B006JWE0MC/">Solaris</A>, 
<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Star-Diaries-Stanislaw-Lem/dp/0156849054/">The Star Diaries</A>.
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<B>Good arcitles about Stanislaw Lem:</B>
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<LI><A HREF="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-beautiful-mind-bending-of-stanislaw-lem">The Beautiful Mind-Bending of Stanislaw Lem</A> by Paul Grimstad</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.depauw.edu/sfs/backissues/12/jarzebski12.htm">Stanislaw Lem, Rationalist and Visionary</A> by Jerzy Jarzebski</LI>
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<FONT SIZE=+1><B><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/">Dr. Strangelove</A></B></FONT> - 
a great mental exercise by <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick">Stanley Kubrick</A> 
with an absolutely hilarious dark comedy twist.
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<FONT SIZE=+1><B><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illinois">The Mile High Illinois</A></B></FONT> - 
a magnificent building reaching one mile into the sky. Proposed and designed by 
<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright">Frank Lloyd Wright</A> in 1956, when he was 88 years old.
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<FONT SIZE=+1><B><A HREF="images/philosophers.jpg">Philosophers</A></B></FONT> by 
<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Nesterov">Mikhail Nesterov</A> 
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<FONT SIZE=+1><B><A HREF="images/future_pilots.jpg">Future Pilots</A></B></FONT> by 
<A HREF="http://www.deineka.info/">Alexander Deineka</A> 
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<FONT SIZE=+1><B><A HREF="http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/franz-marc/grazing-horses-iv-the-red-horses-1911">Grazing Horses IV</A></B></FONT> by 
<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Marc">Franz Marc</A> 
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<FONT SIZE=+1><B><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nighthawks">Nighthawks</A></B></FONT> by 
<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Hopper">Edward Hopper</A> 
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<FONT SIZE=+1><B><A HREF="images/moon_night_zdravnevo.jpg">Moon Night. Zdravnevo</A></B></FONT> by 
<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Repin">Ilya Repin</A> 
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