2001: A Space Odyssey

The 2001 Constraint. This whimsical term refers to the computational psychosis suffered by the HAL series computer in Arthur D. Clarke s 2001 A Space Odyssey. A useful computational model, when actually constructed, should be able to demonstrate the same variety of pathologies that the human nervous system suffers. In IM this is considered an essential test of the goodness of a model. ... 

It was in this new environment that the James Bond films—a formulaic series already beginning to seem outdated— tried to compete. In addition, Stanley Kubrick had released the big-budget, futuristic film 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968), while a similar technologically-based film, THX1138, was produced by George Lucas in 1971. The development of storylines based on futuristic space technology would later be escalated by the release of the first Star Wars film in 1977. 

If large-scale space habitats for humans are ever built, it is likely that they will be based at least somewhat on designs such as the O NeiU cylinder and the Bernal sphere (similar to ships featured in the 1968 film 2001 A Space Odyssey and 1994-1998 television series Bafiyfow 5, respectively). The designs for these habitats promise living space for thousands of people and enough resources to have an agricultural industry in space. 

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