Tag: Neal Stephenson
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Science fiction authors Andy Weir and Neal Stephenson look at life after ‘The Martian’
Sci-fi author Andy Weir (“The Martian,” “Artemis”) makes a point while Neal Stephenson (“Seveneves,” “The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.”) looks on. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) What could be better than hearing a science fiction writer talk about how to create whole new worlds? How about doubling that to two science fiction writers? That…
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Obama puts Neal Stephenson’s sci-fi tale ‘Seveneves’ on his summer reading list
“Seveneves” by Neal Stephenson. (Credit: William Morrow) Seattle science-fiction author Neal Stephenson’s tale about the moon’s destruction and what happens next, “Seveneves,” has won a place on President Barack Obama’s summer reading list. Obama, who’s beginning his summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, isn’t the only one who has put Stephenson’s 880-page novel on a short list. Microsoft…
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Season’s readings: 12 gift books for geeks
NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins reads a book titled “Max Goes to the Space Station” in 2014 during a space station outreach activity called Story Time From Space. (Credit: NASA / STFS) In this age of e-readers, there are still occasions when it’s nice to have a book printed on actual paper – like holiday giving, for instance. But which book…
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Six small steps that could add up to giant leaps for spaceships
An artist’s conception shows a Magbeam station emitting a plasma beam to propel a target spacecraft beyond Jupiter. (Credit: UW Advanced Propulsion Lab) SPOKANE, Wash. — Is there a better way to power a spaceship? The basic tools of the rocket trade have been refined over the course of nearly nine decades, but there’s only so far…