Harrison, Harry (ed) - The Year 2000 / Гаррисон, Гарри (ред) - Год 2000 [1970, epub, ENG]

America the Beautiful short story by Fritz Leiber Prometheus Rebound novelette by Daniel F. Galouye Far from This Earth short story by Chad Oliver After the Accident short story by Naomi Mitchison Utopian / Утопия short story by Mack Reynolds Orgy of the Living and the Dying novelette by Brian W. Aldiss Sea Change novelette by A. Bertram Chandler Black Is Beautiful short story by Robert Silverberg Take It or Leave It / Никаких обсуждений short story by David I. Masson The Lawgiver short story by Keith Laumer To Be a Man short story by John R. Pierce (as by J. J. Coupling) Judas Fish short story by Thomas N. Scortia American Dead / Чёрное и белое short story by Harry Harrison

The way his wife’s voice came to Tancred Frazer was this way. She visiphoned his world-code number from the cool hall in their country house situated in the depths of Hampshire, England. The vision and sound impulses were accepted by the local exchange and carried along coaxial cable to the Southampton main exchange, and from there broadcast to the transmitter at Goonhilly down in Cornwall. From Goon-hilly, the signal went up to Postbird III, the communications satellite, which promptly bounced it back to Earth again. The signal was accepted at Calcutta. Here came the first delay—a wait of four and a half minutes before the call could be accepted by the Allahabad office, in the province of Uttar Pradesh, in the heart of India. Finally, a relay clicked over on the automatic exchange, and the next link in the circuit was opened. After a brief delay, the call got as far as Faizabad, to the north of Allahabad. . . .