Technogenesis
by:
Syne Mitchell (author)
In a near future where almost everyone on earth is connected to a worldwide net, Jasmine Reese discovers the existence of an intelligence called Gestalt-a self-aware entity generated by the collected consciousness of eight billion networked people. And only Jaz can stop it from controlling the...
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In a near future where almost everyone on earth is connected to a worldwide net, Jasmine Reese discovers the existence of an intelligence called Gestalt-a self-aware entity generated by the collected consciousness of eight billion networked people. And only Jaz can stop it from controlling the world. "Mitchell is a rare author-as equally deft with special relativity and biochemistry as she is with sculpting real characters and delivering a ripping good read." (Eric S. Nylund, author of A Signal Shattered)
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451458643 (0451458648)
Publish date: January 1st 2002
Publisher: Roc
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Good pacing and surprisingly solid in both brain science and tech progress for being more than a decade old. I enjoyed spending time with Jasmine and the people she meets and puzzling out the conundrums their (and our) networks bring up. Adventure and technical aspects most entertaining; a late-brea...