| “It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly’s wings can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world.” – Author unknown. The year 1952 was when “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury was first published. The most re-published science fiction short story of all time told the story of a hunter, Eckels.
We follow Eckels as he travels back in time to a prehistoric safari and slays a Tyrannosaurus Rex, ignoring warnings of the possible catastrophic effects that changing the past could hold. Upon his return, Eckels notices a variety of changes around him and he finds a crushed butterfly on the bottom of his boot, the apparent cause of these transformations...............................................Full Article: Source
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