Phil Windley's TechnometriaOrganizations Get the IT They DeserveQuicksilver Wiki- October 8, 2003 I've been a huge Neal Stephenson fan since I read Crytonomicon. Since that time, I've added Snow Crash and Diamond Age to my list of books that have influenced my thinking and led me down new paths. Consequently, I was quite excited to see Quicksilver, Stephenson's newest book, at Borders last week. The book is a work of historical fiction, something of a break for Stephenson, set during the 1600's amid a period of unbelievable scientific awakening. The protagonist is Daniel Waterhouse,.http://www.windley.com/archives/2003/10/quicksilver_wik.shtml |