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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
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")
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 portable Envy device allows the user to offload, and later re-upload, the emotion of envy.
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."
Fiction cross-reference
- Alice Beta
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Man-portable phrenology system
- Portable Envy
- The MKtrix
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Nixie tube @ Wikipedia
- Neonkev #1 - An intro to Nixie Tubes (nixie history, how they work, and more!) @ YouTube
Social media