Greetings! If you are like us, you are a fan of "2001 - A Space Odyssey." We liked it so much, we wrote a book about it. Some of our ideas are presented here in celebration of Hal's birthday at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. We hope you enjoy our presentation.

What you will see in this site:

1. THE MYSTERY OF 2001
2. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - ILLUSTRATED PLOT SUMMARY
3. COGNITIVE DISSONANCE - VONNEGUT'S "BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS"
4. THE "THRESHOLD FOR DESIGN"
5. THE "FINE-TUNING" OF THE UNIVERSE - This page revised by Dr. Gerald Schroeder, formerly of M.I.T.
6. CONCLUSION: "2001" AS AN ARTFORM
7. MENU for further information

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