The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace: A History of Space from Dante to the Internet
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The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace: A History of Space from Dante to the Internet
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But as science commentator Margaret Wertheim argues in this "marvelously provocative" (Kirkus Reviews) book, cyberspace has in recent years become ... read full description

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Oct 29, 2011
Ben rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Space is a difficult word to pin down. Colloquially, it probably conjures images of stars and supernovae, Jupiter and Saturn and Mars, and the shuttle hanging against the backdrop of clouds and the horn of Africa. It is—or was—the Space Age, when we were supposed to go forth and colonize the stars. It didn’t work out that way, but our association of the word with “not of Earth” continues. Space can also refer to a place in which certain interactions happen—or to the places between objects. Space More...
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Jan 11, 2008
Trevor rated it: 3 of 5 stars
This book dies in the arse a bit - the end really isn't nearly as interesting as the start, but the start is really, really interesting.

Story time - a long time ago I became increasingly interested in time and how it related to space. If you understand what I'm about to say it ought to make your head feel a bit funny - so if your head doesn't feel funny in a second you might not have quite understood what I've said. Space expands into time.

I always wanted to stand on the More...
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Aug 05, 2011
Nick rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This is an awesome book that details how humans project their religious ideals onto changing notions of space. It takes an historical approach and Wertheim concludes that people are now speculating about a religious dimension to cyber space, which is happening. Great read.
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Feb 25, 2008
Leonardo rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Interesting ideas about cyberspace as yet another mutation of the "heaven" concept.
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Jan 31, 2011
Marilu rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Interesting interrelations.
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