Pat Cadigan Quotes
I took this 'how to build computers' course basically because I'm sick and tired of getting ripped off by cheesy computer companies. Software baffles me. I like hardware. I used to change my own oil, and now I want to build my own computer so I can have what I want.
The Scientific Project that developed the Atomic Bomb. When Oppenheimer led the development of the atomic bomb, scientists and officials began thinking about nuclear proliferation and defenses if unfriendly forces also developed bombs. Oppenheimer had told a groups of Congressmen and other officials that an atomic bomb could be put in a crate and shipped into the country with commercial sea or air cargo. A visiting congressman asked what could be done to prevent and detect that. Oppenheimer who had a wry sense of humor gave this famous reply. The secret report that the group produced thereafter became known as the “Screwdriver Report.”
Pat Cadigan is an American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement. Her novels and short stories all share a common theme of exploring the relationship between the human mind and technology.
