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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Blackstone Audio Inc
Publication date
September 9, 2014
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781483028118
ISBN-10
1483028119
Dimensions
1.75 by 5.50 by 6 in.
Weight
1.05 lbs.
Original list price
$65.99
Other format details
audio
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Inspired by New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson, an anthology of stories, set in the near future, from some of today's leading writers, thinkers, and visionaries that reignites the iconic and optimistic visions of the golden age of science fiction.
In his 2011 article ''Innovation Starvation,'' Neal Stephenson argued that we the society whose earlier scientists and engineers witnessed the airplane, the automobile, nuclear energy, the computer, and space exploration must reignite our ambitions to think boldly and do Big Stuff. He also advanced the Hieroglyph Theory, which illuminates the power of science fiction to inspire the inventive imagination: ''Good SF supplies a plausible, fully thoughtout picture of an alternate reality in which some sort of compelling innovation has taken place.''
In 2012 Arizona State University established the Center for Science and the Imagination to bring together writers, artists, and creative thinkers with scientists, engineers, and technologists to cultivate and expand on ''moon shot ideas'' that inspire the imagination and catalyze realworld innovations.
Now comes this remarkable anthology uniting twenty of today's leading thinkers, writers, and visionaries among them Cory Doctorow, Gregory Benford, Elizabeth Bear, Bruce Sterling, and Neal Stephenson to contribute works of ''technooptimism'' that challenge us to dream and do Big Stuff. Engaging, mindbending, provocative, and imaginative, Hieroglyph offers a forwardthinking approach to the intersection of art and technology that has the power to change our world.
In his 2011 article ''Innovation Starvation,'' Neal Stephenson argued that we the society whose earlier scientists and engineers witnessed the airplane, the automobile, nuclear energy, the computer, and space exploration must reignite our ambitions to think boldly and do Big Stuff. He also advanced the Hieroglyph Theory, which illuminates the power of science fiction to inspire the inventive imagination: ''Good SF supplies a plausible, fully thoughtout picture of an alternate reality in which some sort of compelling innovation has taken place.''
In 2012 Arizona State University established the Center for Science and the Imagination to bring together writers, artists, and creative thinkers with scientists, engineers, and technologists to cultivate and expand on ''moon shot ideas'' that inspire the imagination and catalyze realworld innovations.
Now comes this remarkable anthology uniting twenty of today's leading thinkers, writers, and visionaries among them Cory Doctorow, Gregory Benford, Elizabeth Bear, Bruce Sterling, and Neal Stephenson to contribute works of ''technooptimism'' that challenge us to dream and do Big Stuff. Engaging, mindbending, provocative, and imaginative, Hieroglyph offers a forwardthinking approach to the intersection of art and technology that has the power to change our world.
Editions
Hardcover
With Lawrence M. Krauss (other contributor) |
from William Morrow & Co (September 9, 2014)
9780062204691 | details & prices | 532 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 2.00 in. | 1.74 lbs | List price $27.99
About: Inspired by New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson, an anthology of stories, set in the near future, from some of todayâs leading writers, thinkers, and visionaries that reignites the iconic and optimistic visions of the golden age of science fiction.
About: Inspired by New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson, an anthology of stories, set in the near future, from some of todayâs leading writers, thinkers, and visionaries that reignites the iconic and optimistic visions of the golden age of science fiction.
Paperback
Reprint edition from William Morrow & Co (May 26, 2015)
9780062204714 | details & prices | 532 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $15.99
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
With Karl Schroeder, Elizabeth Bear, Cory Doctorow |
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (September 9, 2014); titled "Hieroglyph: Stories & Visions for a Better Future"
9781483028118 | details & prices | 5.50 × 6.00 × 1.75 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $65.99
About: Inspired by New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson, an anthology of stories, set in the near future, from some of today's leading writers, thinkers, and visionaries that reignites the iconic and optimistic visions of the golden age of science fiction.
About: Inspired by New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson, an anthology of stories, set in the near future, from some of today's leading writers, thinkers, and visionaries that reignites the iconic and optimistic visions of the golden age of science fiction.
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