They'd Rather Be Right (also published as
The Forever Machine) is a
science fiction novel by
Mark Clifton and
Frank Riley. It was first published as a four-part serial in
Astounding Science Fiction in 1954. It won the
Hugo award for best novel in 1955. It has been widely labeled as the worst novel to ever win a Hugo.
In it, two professors create a cybernetic brain, which they call "Bossy".
References
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd..
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