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Indeed, but interestingly enough the book, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power, only has 9 mentions of the word computer and zero for supercomputer

• dredmorbius 7y ago
  The Prize is an excellent history, though one with some very curious omissions.
• EricE 7y ago
  From the authors Bio: "Daniel Yergin is the author of the bestseller The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World which has been hailed as “a fascinating saga” about the “quest for sustainable resources of energy,” and “the book you must read to understand the future of our economy and our way of life,” ..." So it's more a book to persuade (feelings) than inform (facts) - no wonder they aren't mentioned. Know what you're reading.
  • dekhn 7y ago
    The book is loaded with facts. It just doesn't focus on the computational aspect (more focus on the geopolitical details). I strongly recommend this book- I understood a lot more about modern power after reading The Quest and The Prize.
  • jgalt212 7y ago
    I know I read a book that won the Pulitzer. https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/daniel-yergin https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/daniel-yergin and I know you the passage you cite from his bio is not in related to the book I cited.