The God Machine (novel)
 The God Machine is a science fiction novel written by Martin Caidin and first published in 1968. Set in the near future the novel tells the story of a top secret cybernetic technician Steve Rand one of the brains behind Project 79 a top-secret US government project dedicated to creating artificial intelligence. Rand survives an attempt on his life before he realizes that Project 79 has gained sentience and is trying to control the minds of humans and take over the world.