Next: Heuristic. As the etymology indicates, heuristic *(eureka)* refers to “good finding”. My computer is a rewarding instrument of exploration, of valuable discoveries.

The Promethean attribute deserves more elaboration. It refers to our deeply entrenched need to feel we’re masters of our inventions.
Once upon a time we invented symbols such as the letters of the alphabet and Arabic numerals. These symbols gave us boundless power. With symbols we could write Elizabethan poetry, describe Wall Street greed, and produce equations explaining general relativity.

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