The last answer (2024)

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What is the plot of the last answer? ›

Plot summary

An atheist physicist, Murray Templeton, dies of a heart attack and is greeted by a being of supposedly infinite knowledge. This being, referred to as the Voice, tells the physicist the nature of his life after death, as a nexus of electromagnetic forces.

In conclusion, The Last Question by Isaac Asimov portrays humanity's relentless pursuit of knowledge and takes readers through an interstellar exploration of the paradox of energy conservation, all the while echoing the cyclic nature of existence.

The story asks the question of humanity's fate, and human existence as a whole, highlighting Asimov's focus on important aspects of our future like population growth and environmental issues.

Characters ask the same question over long stretches of time: how dying from heat can be stopped, or averted (Read more about how to direct characters within your stories). More specifically, “how can the net amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased?”

What is the ending of a story called? You might see the ending of a story referred to as its climax, conclusion, denouement, or simply ending. These terms are all slightly different in meaning although they are often used interchangeably.

The denouement of a story is quite simply the ending. All plot conflicts have been resolved and the story is able to conclude without any outlying questions that a reader may have. It most often takes place after the falling action of the story.

In that case, the message would be something about how no matter how hard we try, there's no way around the fact that humanity is going to all die out eventually, and it would be a poignant reminder of our mortality, regardless of how advanced we become.

The quote by The Last Question, "The end is not the end. It is merely the beginning of change," beautifully encapsulates the eternal nature of existence. It reminds us that nothing truly ends, but rather transforms into something else.

Last lines teach us lessons, give us memorable images, and provide the note that carries the reader away from the story and back into his or her world. If ever there were a place to make every word count, your last line is it.

Morals. Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.

What is Isaac Asimov's most famous book? ›

In 1966 the Foundation trilogy won the Hugo Award for the all-time best series of science fiction and fantasy novels, and they along with the Robot series are his most famous science fiction.

In fact, Jesus is recorded as asking 307 questions in the Gospels. In contrast, he directly answers only three of the 183 questions he is asked. Just three. And on at least one occasion he does not know the answer to a question addressed to him (Mark 13:4a and 32).

Isaac Asimov was the most prolific science fiction author of all time. In fifty years he averaged a new magazine article, short story, or book every two weeks, and most of that on a manual typewriter. Asimov thought that The Last Question, first copyrighted in 1956, was his best short story ever.

Multiple choice questions are fundamental survey questions which provides respondents with multiple answer options. Primarily, multiple choice questions can have single select or multi select answer options.

Entropy is the measure of the disorderliness of a system. It is the measure of the amount of energy that is unavailable for doing work. The entropy of a closed system cannot be reversed because a closed system does not allow any exchange of matter and energy.