Wow. Thanks for mentioning Algol. The plot is incredible, wonder if it influnced Russian writers such as Ayn Rand.

Thanks for this!!! As a sci-fi (especially cynerpunk) nerd, I frequently cite my old reads and movies as prophetic works. Since KITT kicked me out of the driver seat at 7 years old im Disney Land (for telling it my immature yet novel joke), I never would have considered the show to be a work or prophetic sci-fi.