The terminal man

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. FIRST EDITION. An excellent copy in the original dust jacket, uncut. First edition. A computer scientist, a specialist in artificial intelligence, is suffering from seizures resulting from a car accident. He agrees to an experimental treatment wherein a tiny computer is implanted in his head. What happens thereafter is a non-stop series of events that comprise a frightening commentary on psycho-surgery and the use of computers. Although the reviews were unanimously positive (“superb thriller” and “riveting”), the American Epilepsy Foundation said it unfairly linked epilepsy with violence.