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Neal Stephenson
Geburtstag: 31. Oktober 1959
Neal Town Stephenson ist ein in Seattle lebender Schriftsteller. In seinen Science-Fiction-Romanen spiegeln sich seine Experimente mit neuen Medien wie virtueller Realität und dem World Wide Web wider. Er gilt deshalb als einer der Hauptvertreter des Cyberpunk. Auf sein Werk Snow Crash geht der Begriff Avatar, in der Bedeutung für animierte Profile, zurück.
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„The difference between stupid and intelligent people – and this is true whether or not they are well-educated – is that intelligent people can handle subtlety.“
— Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
„Nothing is more important than that you see and love the beauty that is right in front of you, or else you will have no defense against the ugliness that will hem you in and come at you in so many ways.“
— Neal Stephenson, buch Anathem
Anathem (2008), Part 2, Apert; Orolo to Raz
„That we occasionally violate our own stated moral code does not imply that we are insincere in espousing that code.“
— Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
