I was surprised that Snow Crash wasn't the main inspiration, I learned from Ken Jennings' "Maphead." Instead, Powers of Ten is, though Snow Crash is somewhat in

I was surprised that Snow Crash wasn't the main inspiration, I learned from Ken Jennings' "Maphead." Instead, Powers of Ten is, though Snow Crash is somewhat involved. See: http://www.realityprime.com/articles/notes-on-the-origin-of-google-earth http://www.realityprime.com/articles/notes-on-the-origin-of-...