Originally published in New Legends, ed. Greg Bear and Martin H. Greenberg, 1995
Collected
in Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts, ed. Heather Masri
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| Human clones who arrive at the planet Orpheus in Vega must decide whether to risk damaging the planet's environment and life forms by launching microprobes onto the planet. |
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| Background |
- Hao Wang (1921-95) was an American mathematician born and educated in China before earning a PhD from Harvard University; he invented Wang Tiles.
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| Navigation Guide |
| Explain the way that Terrans have evolved into transhumans. |
| Characterize Paolo Venetti. |
| Describe the Carter-Zimmerman polis; how is it different from the other communities of transhumans? |
| Describe the "carpets," the life forms on Vega. Are they sentient? |
| What are the transhumans risking if they send microprobes to the planet's surface? |
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| Further Exploration |
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| "Wang Tile." Wikipedia |
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| Sources |
Bear, Greg. "Wang's Carpets." Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts. Ed. Heather Masri. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009: 135-60. |
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