I loved how he incorporated the Geisel Library from his school into Rainbow’s End.
Accused by some of a grievous sin – that of ‘optimism’ – Vernor gave us peerless legends that often depicted human success at overcoming problems… those right in front of us… while posing new ones!
Vinge always insisted that a better technological future was possible if we focused on incorporating old stuff into the new rather than allowing the latter to replace the former. His books should be required reading in the tech industry.
