The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke (opens in new tab)

Arthur C. Clarke, one of the most famous science fiction authors ever, and part of the "Big Three" of the genre (along with Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein), passed away today. In memory of this great science fiction writer I present "The Nine Billion Names of God", the 1953 science fiction short story that was so good it won a retrospective Hugo award. It is about a company that sells a computer to a Tibetan monestary so they can quickly finish listing all the possible names of God and fulf...