Geosynchron (70 page)

The chronicling of modern history began with Sheldon Surina's publication of "Towards the Science of Bio/Logics and the New Direction for
Humanity." Surina started the Reawakening, which ended the period
of the Big Divide that began with the Autonomous Revolt. The publication of Surina's paper is considered to be the Zero Year of the
Reawakening (YOR).

Development of the precursors of the Data Sea on
hardware-based machine networks.
The last pan-European collective alliance falls apart.
The nation-states of Europe never again gain prominence on the world stage.
The predominant Arab nations form the Allahu Akbar D
Emirates to counter American and Chinese domi-
nance.0
Scientists make major advances in nanotechnology. C
Nanotechnology becomes commonplace for exterminating disease and regulating many bodily systems.
Final economic collapse of the United States of
America. During the unrest that follows, the northeastern states form the Democratic American Collective (DAC), while the southern and western states
form New Alamo.

Establishment of the first permanent city on Luna.
First orbital colony, Yu (named after the legendary
founder of the first Chinese dynasty), launched by the
Congressional China Assembly.
Yu is sabotaged and destroyed by the Autonomous Z7j
Minds. Beginning of the Autonomous Revolt. M
End of the Autonomous Revolt. Much of the civi- 0
lized world lies in ruins. H
The Big Divide begins. A time of chaos and distrust
of technology.
The Ecumenical Council of New Alamo, seeking to CD
establish order in a time of hunger and chaos, orders G)
mass executions of its citizenry. 0
Rebellion in New Alamo splits the nation-state into <
0
West Texas and East Texas. M
Birth of Sheldon Surina.
Birth of Henry Osterman.
0 Sheldon Surina publishes his first manifesto on the sci-
M
ence of bio/logics. The Reawakening begins. D
10 Final dissolution of the New Alamo Ecumenical >
Council. TN
lOs- The Three Jesuses lead pilgrimages of the faithful to z
40s Jerusalem. Rampaging Pharisees leave devastation in z
their wake. G)
25 Henry Osterman founds the Osterman Company for
Human Re-Engineering (OCHRE).
35-37 Seeing potential ruination from the technological revolution that Sheldon Surina has engendered, the two
Texan governments put a price on his head. Surina
leaves the Gandhi University and goes into hiding.

37 The president of West Texas is assassinated. The new
president exonerates Sheldon Surina and calls off the
manhunt for him. It is still many years before Surina
can appear in public without intense security.
39 Creed Elan is founded as a private philanthropic
organization (though the term "creed" has not yet
been coined).
52 Dr. Plugenpatch is incorporated as a private enterprise. Henry Osterman and Sheldon Surina are among
those on its original board.
60- Many of the great nation-states of antiquity dissolve as
100 their primary functions (enforcing law, keeping the
peace, encouraging trade) become irrelevant or more
efficient to handle through distributed technology.
People begin to form their own independent legal
entities, or civic groups.
61 The Third Jesus leads a splinter group of radical Pharisees in building a new orbital colony (the first since
the destruction of Yu). Though initially promising,
49th Heaven collapses within a generation. It
reemerges to prominence a hundred years later as a
sybaritic resort.
66 First fully functioning multi technology comes into
existence. Sheldon Surina, though not the technology's inventor, makes vast engineering improvements. Within a decade, multi projections are ubiquitous among the wealthy.
70s- Inspired by the apparent success of 49th Heaven, a
90s rash of orbital colonies are funded and colonized.
Space mania brings new funding and energy to
ongoing efforts to colonize Mars.
180 Birth of Prengal Surina.

103 Major national and corporate interests join together
with the vestiges of ancient nation-states to form the
Prime Committee. The Committee is mainly seen as a
bureaucratic organization whose task is to ensure
public order and prevent another Autonomous Revolt.
107 The Prime Committee establishes the Defense and
Wellness Council as a military and intelligence force.
Its first high executive, Tul Jabbor, surprises the
Prime Committee's corporate founders by expanding
the Council's authority and in some cases turning on
its sponsors (particularly OCHRE).
108 Creed Objectivv is founded by a reclusive mystic
figure known as the Bodhisattva.
111 The Prime Committee undergoes a major effort to
fund the development of multi technology throughout the system.
113 OCHRE becomes a target of the Prime Committee,
which seeks to end the company's stranglehold on
nanotechnology.
115 Dr. Plugenpatch agrees to special oversight and cooperation with the Defense and Wellness Council in order
to avoid the same fate as OCHRE. The corporation
becomes a hybrid governmental/private sector industry
that forms the basis of medical treatment worldwide.
116 Death of Sheldon Surina. To honor his memory,
Surina's successors build the compound at Andra
Pradesh and found Creed Surina.
117 Tul Jabbor is assassinated. His killers are never found,
but many suspect OCHRE. After a protracted legal
battle, Henry Osterman dies under mysterious circumstances (some claim suicide). OCHRE battles over
his successor for several years to come, then finally dissolves in 132.