# A Logic Named Joe by Lewis Padgett

3 Hacker News commenters recommended A Logic Named Joe by Lewis Padgett and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend this 1946 story as a short science fiction novel that anticipated the internet and AI long before they existed.

## Why people recommend it

- Anticipates the internet and AI (1 comments): "The internet and AI long before the internet and AI." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46130213))
- Worth rereading today (1 comments): "It's time to re-read "A Logic Named Joe" (1946) [1] We're there." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48484057))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Logic+Named+Joe+by+Lewis+Padgett&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "A Logic Named Joe by Lewis Padgett", https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-logic-named-joe/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).