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The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson is a fun book, where diamond becomes an extremely cheap building material due to nanotechnology.
by Isamu 4y ago
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson is a fun book, where diamond becomes an extremely cheap building material due to nanotechnology.
- nfriedly 4y agoHey, quick question, I just noticed the subtitle of Diamond Age is "A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" - are there actually illustrations in the book that I'd be missing if I bought the Audiobook rather than a printed copy?
- thfuran 4y agoI doubt it, though I only have the audiobook. The subtitle refers to an in-story book.
- woodwireandfood 4y agoI don't remember any in the printed version, but it's been long enough that I'm not certain.
- dmitrygr 4y ago"A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" is a device (smart book for educating) that was created by a character in a book. The book itself it not illustrated
- nfriedly 4y agoThank you!
- jon_richards 4y agoOne of my favorite moments from that is when the book tricks the child into starting to learn to read. I think we’re not far off from needing AI “best friends” to raise us and assist us through an increasingly complicated world.
- marcosdumay 4y agoThe Diamond Age spends a really small amount of time talking about actual diamonds. So, while fun, I disagree it's on topic here. (But if you want a book about nanotechnology, yes, it's it.)