For fans of Stephenson this is a must read. My boy other Neal has a penchant for trying to communicate where in IRL science and history he’s drawing concepts and also for what I lovingly call academic ADHD where you can practically feel the passion he has for a specific subject or idea. I absolutely love that about him, but go in to this story with that in mind and just get lost in the musings of someone with something to say and a genuine love for scientific history and “the Great Ideas” found therein.
For fans of Stephenson this is a must read. My boy other Neal has a penchant for trying to communicate where in IRL science and history he’s drawing concepts and also for what I lovingly call academic ADHD where you can practically feel the passion he has for a specific subject or idea. I absolutely love that about him, but go in to this story with that in mind and just get lost in the musings of someone with something to say and a genuine love for scientific history and “the Great Ideas” found therein.