The Interval at Long Now welcomes
Hannu Rajaniemi
The Spirit Singularity: Science and the Afterlife at the Turn of the 20th Century
In the late Victorian era, scientists, inventors, revolutionaries, misfits, and ordinary people set out to map the afterlife. In a tour of obscure ideas and bizarre inventions, we will learn about spirit-powered sewing machines, aetheric knots, and the four-dimensional geometry of Lenin’s tomb—and what they tell us about our current obsession with intelligent machines and immortality.
This history helped inspire Summerland, Hannu's latest book (his first in 4 years). His celebrated Jean le Flambeur trilogy began with his debut novel The Quantum Thief.
Check-in begins 6:30pm; talk starts at 7:30pm at The Interval at Long Now
Thanks to Borderlands Books who will have Hannu's books on sale; he will sign after the talk.
"A jaw-dropping, knowing, hyperintelligent yarn."— Kirkus on Summerland
“The best first SF novel I've read in years. Hard to admit, but I think he's better at this stuff than I am.”?Charles Stross on The Quantum Thief
Join Long Now to support our programming and get access to livestream video of our talks.
Hannu Rajaniemi was born in Finland, obtained his PhD in string theory at the University of Edinburgh and now works as a co-founder and CTO of HelixNano, a synthetic biology startup based in the Bay Area. He is the author of four novels including The Quantum Thief trilogy and the just released Summerland.
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Hannu Rajaniemi
The Spirit Singularity: Science and the Afterlife at the Turn of the 20th Century
In the late Victorian era, scientists, inventors, revolutionaries, misfits, and ordinary people set out to map the afterlife. In a tour of obscure ideas and bizarre inventions, we will learn about spirit-powered sewing machines, aetheric knots, and the four-dimensional geometry of Lenin’s tomb—and what they tell us about our current obsession with intelligent machines and immortality.
This history helped inspire Summerland, Hannu's latest book (his first in 4 years). His celebrated Jean le Flambeur trilogy began with his debut novel The Quantum Thief.
Check-in begins 6:30pm; talk starts at 7:30pm at The Interval at Long Now
Thanks to Borderlands Books who will have Hannu's books on sale; he will sign after the talk.
"A jaw-dropping, knowing, hyperintelligent yarn."— Kirkus on Summerland
“The best first SF novel I've read in years. Hard to admit, but I think he's better at this stuff than I am.”?Charles Stross on The Quantum Thief
Join Long Now to support our programming and get access to livestream video of our talks.
Hannu Rajaniemi was born in Finland, obtained his PhD in string theory at the University of Edinburgh and now works as a co-founder and CTO of HelixNano, a synthetic biology startup based in the Bay Area. He is the author of four novels including The Quantum Thief trilogy and the just released Summerland.
Long Now members hear about Interval events first: become a member today
The Interval at Long Now welcomes
Hannu Rajaniemi
The Spirit Singularity: Science and the Afterlife at the Turn of the 20th Century
In the late Victorian era, scientists, inventors, revolutionaries, misfits, and ordinary people set out to map the afterlife. In a tour of obscure ideas and bizarre inventions, we will learn about spirit-powered sewing machines, aetheric knots, and the four-dimensional geometry of Lenin’s tomb—and what they tell us about our current obsession with intelligent machines and immortality.
This history helped inspire Summerland, Hannu's latest book (his first in 4 years). His celebrated Jean le Flambeur trilogy began with his debut novel The Quantum Thief.
Check-in begins 6:30pm; talk starts at 7:30pm at The Interval at Long Now
Thanks to Borderlands Books who will have Hannu's books on sale; he will sign after the talk.
"A jaw-dropping, knowing, hyperintelligent yarn."— Kirkus on Summerland
“The best first SF novel I've read in years. Hard to admit, but I think he's better at this stuff than I am.”?Charles Stross on The Quantum Thief
Join Long Now to support our programming and get access to livestream video of our talks.
Hannu Rajaniemi was born in Finland, obtained his PhD in string theory at the University of Edinburgh and now works as a co-founder and CTO of HelixNano, a synthetic biology startup based in the Bay Area. He is the author of four novels including The Quantum Thief trilogy and the just released Summerland.
Long Now members hear about Interval events first: become a member today
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Hannu Rajaniemi
The Spirit Singularity: Science and the Afterlife at the Turn of the 20th Century
In the late Victorian era, scientists, inventors, revolutionaries, misfits, and ordinary people set out to map the afterlife. In a tour of obscure ideas and bizarre inventions, we will learn about spirit-powered sewing machines, aetheric knots, and the four-dimensional geometry of Lenin’s tomb—and what they tell us about our current obsession with intelligent machines and immortality.
This history helped inspire Summerland, Hannu's latest book (his first in 4 years). His celebrated Jean le Flambeur trilogy began with his debut novel The Quantum Thief.
Check-in begins 6:30pm; talk starts at 7:30pm at The Interval at Long Now
Thanks to Borderlands Books who will have Hannu's books on sale; he will sign after the talk.
"A jaw-dropping, knowing, hyperintelligent yarn."— Kirkus on Summerland
“The best first SF novel I've read in years. Hard to admit, but I think he's better at this stuff than I am.”?Charles Stross on The Quantum Thief
Join Long Now to support our programming and get access to livestream video of our talks.
Hannu Rajaniemi was born in Finland, obtained his PhD in string theory at the University of Edinburgh and now works as a co-founder and CTO of HelixNano, a synthetic biology startup based in the Bay Area. He is the author of four novels including The Quantum Thief trilogy and the just released Summerland.
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