Books….In….Spaaaaaace!
February 19th, 2007Cute quote at the end of this article:
"As for why he should bring along heavy hard copies of the works in a age when nearly all things are virtually and weightlessly available, Simonyi insisted the books would be more practical, since special permission would be needed to use the computers inside the International Space Station (ISS)."
February 22nd, 2007 at 9:59 pm
[...] – Next space tourist dreams of libraryThe next scheduled space tourist in April 2007, Hungarian-born American software developer and billionaire Charles Simonyi, hopes to see a library in outer space. When asked why he is bringing physical books instead of reading them virtually, he says that “the books would be more practical, since special permission would be needed to use the computers inside the International Space Station (ISS).” Hmmm … wonder if MPOW would be interested in setting up a library in outer space. (via Library Stuff) [...]