William Gibson Reads Neuromancer William Gibson Reads Neuromancer The author Ray Bradbury is one of the early science fiction authors that moved science fiction into a literary form. As a writer Bradbury constructs beautifully written stories and novels. Bradbury’s writing … Read more
The law of copyright | Project Gutenberg THELAW OF COPYRIGHT BY William Wordsworth LONDONPRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION1916 [5] PREFATORY NOTE. THE Copyright Act referred to by Wordsworth in the following document was presented to the House of Commons for the first time … Read more
On a late September morning in 1891, William James walked reluctantly to his class in Harvard College’s Sever Hall. Characteristically dressed in a colorful shirt and a Norfolk jacket with a boutonniere, he must have seemed slightly bohemian. His lectures … Read more
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In 1600 a Dutch galleon arrived on the shores of a small fief on Kyushu, the westernmost of Japan’s four main islands. It was the first Dutch ship to reach Japan. Among the crew was an English navigator, William Adams, … Read more
In this exclusive excerpt from William Shatner’s new book, “Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder,” the “Star Trek” actor reflects on his voyage into space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space shuttle on Oct. 13, 2021. … Read more
Jump to navigation Jump to search William of Rubruck (Dutch: Willem van Rubroeck, Latin: Gulielmus de Rubruquis; fl. 1248–1255) was a Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer. He is best known for his travels to various parts of the Middle East and … Read more
The story of Timothy Leary’s conversation with William Gibson is here. This is most of the text as it was published in the first edition of MONDO 2000 magazine TIMOTHY LEARY: If you could put Neuromancer into one sentence, how would … Read more
Sea Stories submitted by Class of 1963 Sea Stories USNA Class of 1963 Hard Luck Destroyer: The William D Porter (From an article by Kit Bonner of the Sacramento Bee) From November 1943, until her demise in June 1945, the … Read more
Hamish Sanderson: Dr William Cook, who along with Warren Harris designed and developed AppleScript for Apple back in the early 90s, has sadly passed away at age 57. Shriram Krishnamurthi: Much of 1990s OOP was defined by his seminal papers. … Read more