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'''''The Nixie Economy''''' is a nonfiction book by mathematician [[Alice Beta]] about the economic and historical significance of [[Nixie tubes (nonfiction)]].
[[File:Nixie Economy.jpg|thumb|First edition of '''''The Nixie Economy''''' (front cover).]]
'''''The Nixie Economy: How black market Nixie tubes fuel the underground economy''''' is a nonfiction book by mathematician and [[Gnomon algorithm]] theorist [[Alice Beta]] about the economic and historical significance of [[Nixie tube (nonfiction)|Nixie tubes]].
 
The book documents a wide range of underground and semi-illicit computational activities carried out by an informal but self-organizing network of Nixie manufacturers, dealers, and users.


== In the News ==
== In the News ==


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File:Nixie tube Telefunken ZM1210 (without coating).jpg|link=Nixie tube (nonfiction)|[[Nixie tube (nonfiction)|Nixie tube]] collectors praise ''The Nixie Economy'' as "a long-overdue assessment of the economic and historical significance of [[Nixie tube (nonfiction)|Nixie tubes (nonfiction)]].
File:Teilhard Cider.jpg|link=Teilhard Cider|'''[[Teilhard Cider]]''' is a philosophical beverage fermented from planetary "sphere of reason" apples.
File:Alice Beta.jpg|link=Alice Beta|Mathematician [[Alice Beta]] wins Pulitzer Prize for ''The Nixie Economy''. Awards committee hails it as "a startlingly prescient document."
 
File:All Things Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones.jpg|link=All Things Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones|"'''[[All Things Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones]]'''" is a syndicated radio program produced by Samuel Delaney and National Public Radio.
 
File:Man-portable phrenology system.jpg|link=Man-portable phrenology system|A '''[[man-portable phrenology system]]''' ('''MPPS''') is a lightweight phrenological measurement and analysis system that does not require vehicle support to transport or operate.
 
File:The MKtrix (S1 E1) 313.jpg|link=The MKtrix|'''''[[The MKtrix]]''''' is a science fiction historical drama television series about early experiments in drug-induced time-travel, and the consequences for American democracy at home and in the past. (S1 E1: "313")
 
File:Superluminal.jpg|link=Superluminal|'''''[[Superluminal]]''''' is a science fiction psychological thriller film about a writer (Karl Jones) who becomes obsessed with the speed of light.
 
File:Portable_Envy.jpg|link=Portable Envy|A '''[[portable Envy]]''' device allows the user to offload, and later re-upload, the emotion of envy.
 
File:Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.jpg|link=Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang|'''[[Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang]]''' ('''LCCBB''') is a downloadable, user-reprogrammable cologne. The bottle's distinctive automobile design has an unusual feature — two decorative spare tires which conceal a Fleming valve. When activated, the valve emits "putt-putts" of ionized cologne.
 
File:Nixie tube Telefunken ZM1210 (without coating).jpg|link=Nixie tube (nonfiction)|[[Nixie tube (nonfiction)|Nixie tube]] collectors praise ''The Nixie Economy'' as "a long-overdue assessment of the economic and historical significance of [[Nixie tube (nonfiction)|Nixie tubes]]."
 
File:Alice Beta.jpg|link=Alice Beta|Mathematician [[Alice Beta]] wins Pulitzer Prize for ''The Nixie Economy'', hailed as "a startlingly prescient document, anticipating economic and political events of the 1990s."
 
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* [[Alice Beta]]
* [[Alice Beta]]
* [[All Things Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang]]
* [[Man-portable phrenology system]]
* [[Portable Envy]]
* ''[[Superluminal]]''
* [[Teilhard Cider]]
* ''[[The MKtrix]]''
=== Categories ===
* [[:Category:Crimes against mathematical constants]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


* [[Electricity (nonfiction)]]
* [[Light (nonfiction)]]
* [[Nixie tube (nonfiction)]]
* [[Nixie tube (nonfiction)]]
== External links ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixie_tube Nixie tube] @ Wikipedia
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmiJsM5oGag Neonkev #1 - An intro to Nixie Tubes (nixie history, how they work, and more!)] @ YouTube
=== Social media ===
* [https://x.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1818814932592332993 Post] @ Twitter (31 July 2024)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1722806958405685640 Post] @ Twitter (9 November 2023)


[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Books (nonfiction)]]
 
[[Category:Alice Beta]]
[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Crimes against mathematical constants]]
 
[[Category:Electronics (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Light (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Neon (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Nixie tubes (nonfiction)]]
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 07:25, 10 November 2024

First edition of The Nixie Economy (front cover).

The Nixie Economy: How black market Nixie tubes fuel the underground economy is a nonfiction book by mathematician and Gnomon algorithm theorist Alice Beta about the economic and historical significance of Nixie tubes.

The book documents a wide range of underground and semi-illicit computational activities carried out by an informal but self-organizing network of Nixie manufacturers, dealers, and users.

In the News

  • Teilhard Cider is a philosophical beverage fermented from planetary "sphere of reason" apples.

    Teilhard Cider is a philosophical beverage fermented from planetary "sphere of reason" apples.

  • "All Things Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" is a syndicated radio program produced by Samuel Delaney and National Public Radio.

    "All Things Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" is a syndicated radio program produced by Samuel Delaney and National Public Radio.

  • A man-portable phrenology system (MPPS) is a lightweight phrenological measurement and analysis system that does not require vehicle support to transport or operate.

    A man-portable phrenology system (MPPS) is a lightweight phrenological measurement and analysis system that does not require vehicle support to transport or operate.

  • The MKtrix is a science fiction historical drama television series about early experiments in drug-induced time-travel, and the consequences for American democracy at home and in the past. (S1 E1: "313")

    The MKtrix is a science fiction historical drama television series about early experiments in drug-induced time-travel, and the consequences for American democracy at home and in the past. (S1 E1: "313")

  • Superluminal is a science fiction psychological thriller film about a writer (Karl Jones) who becomes obsessed with the speed of light.

    Superluminal is a science fiction psychological thriller film about a writer (Karl Jones) who becomes obsessed with the speed of light.

  • A portable Envy device allows the user to offload, and later re-upload, the emotion of envy.

    A portable Envy device allows the user to offload, and later re-upload, the emotion of envy.

  • Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (LCCBB) is a downloadable, user-reprogrammable cologne. The bottle's distinctive automobile design has an unusual feature — two decorative spare tires which conceal a Fleming valve. When activated, the valve emits "putt-putts" of ionized cologne.

    Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (LCCBB) is a downloadable, user-reprogrammable cologne. The bottle's distinctive automobile design has an unusual feature — two decorative spare tires which conceal a Fleming valve. When activated, the valve emits "putt-putts" of ionized cologne.

  • Nixie tube collectors praise The Nixie Economy as "a long-overdue assessment of the economic and historical significance of Nixie tubes."

    Nixie tube collectors praise The Nixie Economy as "a long-overdue assessment of the economic and historical significance of Nixie tubes."

  • Mathematician Alice Beta wins Pulitzer Prize for The Nixie Economy, hailed as "a startlingly prescient document, anticipating economic and political events of the 1990s."

    Mathematician Alice Beta wins Pulitzer Prize for The Nixie Economy, hailed as "a startlingly prescient document, anticipating economic and political events of the 1990s."

Fiction cross-reference

Categories

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (31 July 2024)
  • Post @ Twitter (9 November 2023)



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