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Neal stephenson is the bestselling author of the novels reamde, anathem. A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. Neal stephenson books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Publication date 2000 topics world war, 19391945, data encryption computer science. Presentation mode open print download current view. In neal stephensons novel cryptonomicon, the character enoch root describes a cryptosystem codenamed pontifex to another character named randy waterhouse, and later reveals that the steps of the algorithm are intended to be carried out using a deck of playing cards. Please write an indepth summary of cryptonomicon by neal stephenson. The main characters of this fiction, science fiction story are douglas macarthur, enoch root. An american writer of speculative fiction, he is best known for novels such as snow crash which was nominated for both the british science fiction award and the arthur c. Neal stephenson 2012 by the geeks guide to the galaxy.
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An ambitious, absorbing account of war, conspiracy, and code breaking, it represented a huge step forward for a gifted writer whose previous creations included the hugo awardwinning the diamond age and the virtual reality classic, snow crash. Way back in 1992, author neal stephenson published his breakthrough novel, snow crash, a cyberpunk exploration of thenfuturistic technologies. Cryptonomicon is a 1999 novel by american author neal stephenson, set in two different time periods. The second narrative is set in the late 1990s, with. Neal stephensons time travel novel spawns instant spinoff by alan boyle on june 14, 2017 at 1. Join facebook to connect with neal stephenson and others you may know.
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