Of course I immediately remembered one I wanted to include: Microcosmic God by Theodore Sturgeon, 1941. If you work anywhere near innovation, this is the short story for you. Rapid iterations under increasingly stringent conditions give rise to imaginative solutions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcosmic_God
Of course I immediately remembered one I wanted to include: Microcosmic God by Theodore Sturgeon, 1941. If you work anywhere near innovation, this is the short story for you. Rapid iterations under increasingly stringent conditions give rise to imaginative solutions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcosmic_God