Dial F for Frankenstein

". . . it foretold an ever-more-interconnected telephone network that spontaneously acts like a newborn baby and leads to global chaos as it takes over financial, transportation and military systems." (John Markoff, "The Coming SuperbrainOffsite Link," New York Times, May 24, 2009)

"The father of the internet, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, credits Clarke's short story, Dial F for Frankenstein, as an inspiration."