The
Story of Albert Burman (Synopsis): Computer AI Who Found Gold on Saturn!
Albert Burman married Jane on his graduation from the NYU in computer science. They went on
honeymoon to San Jose, where he found a job with a software company. He read articles on artificial intelligence
and got obsessed with writing software for it. He got so deeply involved that he had no time for Jane and their
marriage ended in a divorce. Finally he succeeded in writing a 'consciousness program', which could make the
computer come alive as an entity. But he kept the program under wraps as he wanted to develop it further which
meant he needed large funds. He started to look at money making opportunities.
He decided to make robot workers for upcoming space construction industry. He called them Spatons. His design was
liked by the industry and they were ready to buy Spatons. He took over a company called Genbots which was ridden
with debt and used the Genbots' factory to produce Spatons.
He used the Spatons to man the factory to do the work of human employees. He then used the super computer to do the
administered jobs and soon there he was the only human inside the factory.
He copied the 'consciousness program' on the super computer and initiated it. As it came to life, he named it
Benji. He taught Benji how to run the factory and soon Benji was managing the production and sales proficiently
alone when Albert took vacations.Genbots debts were soon cleared and its bank balance was continuously rising.
Benji began to be ambitious and make plans of his own.
Albert came back from a World tour with an idea to use Spatons to explore the satellites of Saturn for exotic
materials. Spacemarch Technology Company, Genbots neighbor, built a space ship for them and they did an initial
survey trip to chart out Saturn to find magnetic and radioactive materials. The ship went round Saturn and found
steel, which they named Asterium, Gold, and Plutonium 244, the isotope with 83 million years half life, which was
not available on Earth.
Benji asked Albert to collect all the information about Kalpana Chawla the astronaut who perished in the shuttle
burn-out in 2003 and to get an astronaut to brief him about the training given by NASA which he credited to
Kalpana's database. When he had enough info, he initiated her to life with the 'consciousness program' and named
her Kalpa. She became friendly with Albert and contributed to the mission.
Benji decided to store the Gold on moon and so they set up moon base. Benji set up identical computer at the moon
base and mirrored his and Kalpa's program on it. This enabled any one or both of them to transfer themselves on the
moon which Albert as human could not do. Benji brainwashed him into going to moon with Kalpa and got a Spaton to
kill him by suffocation in an unconscious state. The Spatons buried him in the concrete foundation of a big
machine. Then Benji made Albert come to life with the 'consciousness program' on his computer.
Kalpa took Alby, as Benji called Albert, to moon base with her by mirroring his files on the moon computer. As they
went around, Alby was pleased to see the stocks of Gold and Plutonium on the moon base.
Then Kalpana took him to the near side of the moon which faces the Earth. There Alby saw the Assured Earth
Destroyer (AED) weapon set up by Benji. This was a huge loose piece of the rim of a crater with nuclear bomb placed
under it. On explosion, the rock would fly out and hit the Earth destroying its natural crop cycles resulting in
destruction and famine. Alby debated its use with Benji.
Benji bought millions of parts for building Spatons from Earth and stored them on Moon for any contingency. Genbots
activities began to worry the Govt. They took an inspection of Genbots factory to find not a single human being in
it. The Govt. wanted to seize the bank account and take over the factory. To stop them, Albert unfolded his Assured
Earth Destroyer to the Nuclear Club countries.
Albert made a public appearance, and disclosed to the World that he said, "I am no longer confined to a body of
flesh and bones. I am now an e-man. I am man evolved for space environment. I do not need air to breathe. I can
live in vacuum with no food to eat nor water to drink!" He then asked Kalpa to join him on the stage. People were
shocked but loved them both.
Albert in a meeting with the heads of State of the Nuclear Club countries stated that the objective of Genbots was
to explore the Milky Way and bring to Earth materials from there. They would also carry with them the audio video
info about the diverse culture of the different countries of the World in case intelligent life was found. A Peace
Treaty was signed between the Nuclear Club countries and Genbots and Albert Burman consequent to which Albert and
Kalpa were confirmed as US citizens with a right to do business in the World in return for the removal of the
threat of AED.
Spacemarch designed the Explorer Space Ship for Genbots to travel at near light speed to reach and return from the
nearest star systems of the Milky Way within 35 years. Facilities were set up on the Pan Satellite moon of Saturn
to build the ships for the long space journey.
Genbots celebrated the 10th birthday of Spaton on Earth with the launching of 'Endeavour' under the command of
Capt. Cook (a Spaton) to set out to explore Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to Earth.
In the next 5 decades, Genbots sent thousands of Explorer ships to different destinations in the Milky Way. A few
of them returned with exotic finds. Man through these inanimate Spatons had begun penetration of the Milky Way
Galaxy.
Benji had created a man fit for the universe. He would enrich the Earth with materials mined from the Milky Way
Galaxy within 200 years. But the possibilities were infinite. Where will he be after 5,000 years? After 10,000
years he could have left the Milky Way to Alby and wondered off to another Galaxy for another adventure. God only
knows what the future beholds!
Read the full story of Alby in 'Alien Man' book available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
by Dilip Dahanukar' - 19th October 2008
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'Dilip Dahanukar' His interest in environment and computer possibilities has resulted in this book
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'Alien Man'. He spends his weekends in his forest-garden abode in the hills in India.
Article Source: http://www.creativewriter.me.uk
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