The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Co-founder of PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink
“@michael_nielsen @rivatez I've been thinking about this, and it was probably The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, which made me want to work on AI, which led to Lisp. | I’m a big fan of the author. | Probably the science fiction book I read the most when I was younger.”
Source →“@michael_nielsen @rivatez I've been thinking about this, and it was probably The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, which made me want to work on AI, which led to Lisp. | I’m a big fan of the author. | Probably the science fiction book I read the most when I was younger.”
Source →“@michael_nielsen @rivatez I've been thinking about this, and it was probably The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, which made me want to work on AI, which led to Lisp. | I’m a big fan of the author. | Probably the science fiction book I read the most when I was younger.”
Source →Recommended by 5 notable people, including Bill Gates and Paul Graham
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Recommended by 11 sources and appears in Libertarian, Libertarianism, and Science Fiction.
For fans of ArtemisThe visionary tour de force from "one of the grand masters of science fiction" (The Wall Street Journal).Widely acknowledged as one of Robert A. Heinlein's greatest works, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress rose from the golden age of science fiction to become an undisputed classicand a touchstone for the philosophy of personal res...
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Recommended by 11 sources and appears in Libertarian, Libertarianism, and Science Fiction.
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“@michael_nielsen @rivatez I've been thinking about this, and it was probably The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, which made me want to work on AI, which led to Lisp. | I’m a big fan of the author. | Probably the science fiction book I read the most when I was younger.”
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