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The Ultimate Melody 
Summary
"The Ultimate Melody" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1957.[1] The story describes the work of a physiologist who attempts to discover the connections between music and the rhythms of the electrical pulses in the brain. He believed that all "hit-tunes" were merely poor reflections of an "ultimate" melody, and he built a machine to search for this tune. By the end of the story, he succeeds, but the influence of the melody is so powerful that he becomes completely catatonic.
| "The Ultimate Melody" | |||
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| Short story by Arthur C. Clarke | |||
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| Country | United Kingdom | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Science fiction | ||
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| Published in | If | ||
| Publication type | Magazine | ||
| Publisher | Quinn Publications | ||
| Publication date | February 1957 | ||
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| Series | Tales from the White Hart | ||
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The piece was later published as the sixth story in Clarke's collection Tales from the White Hart.[2]
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- The Ultimate Melody title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database