RYAN, Thomas J(oseph)

(1942-)

   Canadian writer in whose sf novel, The Adolescence of P-1 (1977 UK), a COMPUTER exceeds its design specifications, takes over most of its North American fellows, becomes sentient, and must decide the proper thing to do. As the title implies - and fortunately for the human cast - it moves towards adulthood. TJR should not be confused with the UK writer Thomas Ryan, whose Men in Chains (1939) verges on sf.

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