@szbarnaus 13 September 2021

So much happened in this weekend too, I've missed my window to launch my SciFriday Noise again. Double bummer, because I was charged with holiday/remembering feeling about one of my favourite SciFi writer> Stanislaw Lem. Ever since I was a child and I started reading SciFi stories, I met his name quiet early and his capturing style in his books. Immediately I was hooked by the stories. 100 years ago on 12 or 13 September 1921 in Lwów Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine) Stanislaw Lem was born and he was working/living in Kraków till 2006. Remembering this day, the Polish Parliament declared this year, 2021 - Year of Stanisław Lem in Poland. His work it wasn't "just" SciFi. He often used the medium to think and experiment about the human limitations, bigger questions about humanities evolution, cognitive well being and of course, the future. His stories, often embarks to present the intimate and deep inner world of cosmonauts when they reach out the space (Solaris) or the incompatibility of time shifts after a long space journey (Return from the stars). He's style of writing is captivating, often playing with the philosophical depth and playful humour (Memoirs of a space traveller). Whenever I read one of his short stories or monumental novels, I always feel the wast knowledge behind every sentence. His life, adventurous as his stories often represented in shards or as dust in the heroes and plots of his work... Just imagine he wrote such precise space travel stories and gave a platform to other artists like Andrei Tarkovsky to make his iconic movie adaptation of "Solaris" 50 years ago (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LMMn8czq2w ). two decade ago, Solaris was again made into a movie (https://youtu.be/rvm7WMbXfeY ) starring George Clooney. But if you have the time, you need to read it ... Without stretching this too long, I would like to send YOU, Stanislaw Lem this Noise. I'm confident, that you'd love it this platform. I want to thank you the massive work you gave to the world. The stories I read already, and I will reread, because I must. I know there are stories I didn't read yet, so the future is bright in this area as well. Happy Birthday, Stanislaw Lem! What is your favourite book/story from Stanislaw Lem? #today #SciFi