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[[File:Nixie Economy.jpg|thumb|First edition of '''''The Nixie Economy''''' (front cover).]] | [[File:Nixie Economy.jpg|thumb|First edition of '''''The Nixie Economy''''' (front cover).]] | ||
'''''The Nixie 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 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. | 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. | ||
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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]]." | 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." | 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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Revision as of 19:25, 9 November 2023
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
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."
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- Nixie tube @ Wikipedia
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