The Slabs: All Human Knowledge

The data slabs belonging to Rei and his people, called the Essessoni by the Vuduri, are at the heart of the plot and the intrigue of The Ark Lords. I decided that all of human knowledge, the equivalent of the Library of Congress, would reside in 19 data slabs. But how to organize them?

I read up on the Dewey Decimal System and other methods of organizing data and realized I actually could represent all of human knowledge in a taxonomically sound yet concise system. Here are the 19 volumes:

Volume 1 – Paleobotany, Paleozoology and Paleontology
Volume 2 – Cosmology, Astronomy, Astro-geophysics
Volume 3 – Geology
Volume 4 – Biology, Genetics, Ecology
Volume 5 – Agricultural Science, Botany
Volume 6 – Medicine, Physiology, Biochemistry
Volume 7 – Chemistry, Nuclear Reactions
Volume 8 – Physics, Quantum Mechanics
Volume 9 – Materials Science, Mineralogy, Crystallography, Engineering
Volume 10 – Mathematics, Computer Science, Theory of AI
Volume 11 – Archeology, Anthropology, Linguistics
Volume 12 – Psychology, Sociology
Volume 13 – Ancient Cultures, Comparative Religion
Volume 14 – History through the Middle Ages, Middle Ages to the 18th Century
Volume 15 – Art History, Sculpture, Architecture
Volume 16 – Music
Volume 17 - Literature: Fiction, Non-fiction, Religion, Philosophy
Volume 18 – Movie and TV Archives
Volume 19 – The Rise of the Industrial Era, the Space Age, Modern Culture

So how do you think I did? Did I miss anything major? Really, in the end, there is just science, culture and history. The rest is detail.

Over the next few days I'll share with you Rome's reaction as she uncovers this incredible archive of knowledge.