Forty years ago, IBM researcher Charlie Bennett helped usher in the study of quantum mechanics’ impact on computing. IBM is still at it—and so is Bennett. In May 1981, at a conference center housed in a chateau-style mansion outside Boston, a few dozen physicists and computer scientists gathered for a three-day meeting. The assembled brainpower was formidable: One attendee, Caltech’s Richard Feynman, was already a Nobel laureate and would earn a widespread reputation for genius when his 1985 memoir “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character became a bestseller. Numerous others, such as Paul Benioff, Arthur Burks, Freeman Dyson, Edward Fredkin, Rolf Landauer, John Wheeler, and Konrad Zuse, were among the most accomplished figures in their respective research areas.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2021-05-07 08:00:30 UTC ]
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London Book Fair's 'What Works?' education conference will take a series of looks at educational issues arising from the pandemic. The post London Book Fair: Pandemic Issues Play Into Education Conference appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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The Youth Libraries Group (YLG) is partnering with Children’s Books North (CBN) for the first Great Northern Meet-up virtual conference this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Bath Spa University and the Society of Young Publishers South West are hosting the virtual Publishing for Everyone conference on Saturday (15th May) featuring agent Natalie Jerome’s insights on building a career outside London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Simon Heffer’s encyclopedic book about Victorian and Edwardian England offers a fascinating perspective on the present. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Blume’s novels educated — and entertained — generations of readers. In today’s culture, it’s more complicated. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Times Book Prize finalists Rachel Howzell Hall, Ivy Pochoda, S.A. Crosby, Jennifer Hillier and Christopher Bollen talk about race, place and genre. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Find joy — and escape — in books like “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” “Cold Comfort Farm” and “The Lunatic at Large” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-31 07:44:49 UTC ]
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Last week, when the White House announced that Joe Biden would hold his first formal press conference as president on March 25, the pre-game hype began. Reporters excavated the history of White House press conferences, then shared their questions for Biden with the public, and each other. There... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-03-26 11:54:27 UTC ]
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Comma Press and Manchester Metropolitan University have revealed plans for the Publishing Conference 2021, a two-day online event taking place next month “to make the industry more transparent” for aspiring and early-career publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-10 18:22:56 UTC ]
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Frankfurter Buchmesse opens registration for its 2021 trade show: five buildings, 'Frankfurt Workstations,' and Guest of Honor Canada. The post Frankfurt to ‘Re:Connect’ in October: Exhibitor Registration Opens Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-08 07:32:10 UTC ]
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Ferlinghetti was the co-founder of the legendary City Lights bookstore and a champion of Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Can you think of a single feel-good news story from the past five years that isn’t, at its core, an indictment of the society in which we live? Here at Lit Hub, one of our most-read stories last year was “Big-hearted strangers turn Little Free Libraries into Little Free Pantries.” While I don’t... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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The PubWest 2021 conference opened with a discussion on new digital marketing efforts while Gibbs Smith's Brad Farmer and Nicole Sullivan of Denver's BookBar shared observations about the current state of publishing and bookselling. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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If you’re on the hunt for new literary rabbit holes, today is your lucky day. The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction, created by lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower (a former editor of both the OED and Random House Dictionaries) is “a comprehensive quotation-based dictionary of the language of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Set in Brighton Beach in 1968, the novel follows three characters involved in a wacky film production. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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The Oscar-nominated 1976 film, starring Woody Allen, was based on his eight years on the blacklist. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-23 09:37:57 UTC ]
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With physical retail down, 2020 was the first year in which Beijing OpenBook tracked a downturn in the Chinese book market since 2000. The post ‘Crisis and Changes’: Insights From Beijing OpenBook’s Conference appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-18 22:13:00 UTC ]
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It’s a truism that historical fiction reveals more about its own age it than the one it portrays. We can’t escape or even perceive our own biases, the reasoning goes, so we end up helplessly projecting them onto a past where they don’t belong. But the past is not a museum, and contemporary... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2021-01-08 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Robot has acquired its first novella collection from Hugo Award-winning American author Tim Pratt after seeing the author's Kickstarter campaign for the project. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-05 22:12:51 UTC ]
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A handful of new novels could portend a dramatic break from more than a century of visual dullness. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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