Beyond the blue horizon
by E. C. Krupp · first published 1991
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In a similar vein I can recommend Alexander Frater's "Beyond the Blue Horizon" [1] as he retraces the original flight path of Imperial Airways from London to Brisbane. Because it was written in the 80s, it's actually now two histories in one, first the story of Imperial airways…
on “Paul Theroux reflects on the evolving nature of rail travel” ↗Frederik Pohl had digital assistants in his 1970s Heechee Saga books (but mainly in Beyond the Blue Horizon and after). Not only that but they would emulate different personalities depending on the need, eg spitballing with Einstein. However Pohl was a lot less expositional; in his novels the technology existed…
on “Iain M. Banks describing GPT – in 2005 novel” ↗