Neal Stephenson Quote
What is BFR? asked Pete Starling. For the graph’s vertical scale was labeled thus. Bolide Fragmentation Rate, Doob said. The rate at which new rocks are being produced. Is that a standard term? Pete wanted to know. His tone was not so much hostile as unnerved. No, Doob said, I made it up. Yesterday. On the plane. He was tempted to add something like I am allowed to coin terms but didn’t want things to get snarky this early in the meeting.
Neal Stephenson
What is BFR? asked Pete Starling. For the graph’s vertical scale was labeled thus. Bolide Fragmentation Rate, Doob said. The rate at which new rocks are being produced. Is that a standard term? Pete wanted to know. His tone was not so much hostile as unnerved. No, Doob said, I made it up. Yesterday. On the plane. He was tempted to add something like I am allowed to coin terms but didn’t want things to get snarky this early in the meeting.
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About Neal Stephenson
Stephenson's work explores mathematics, cryptography, linguistics, philosophy, currency, and the history of science. He also writes nonfiction articles about technology in publications such as Wired. He has written novels with his uncle, George Jewsbury ("J. Frederick George"), under the collective pseudonym Stephen Bury.
Stephenson has worked part-time as an advisor for Blue Origin, a company (founded by Jeff Bezos) developing a spacecraft and a space launch system, and also co-founded the Subutai Corporation, whose first offering is the interactive fiction project The Mongoliad. He was Magic Leap's Chief Futurist from 2014 to 2020.