Five Billion Years of SolitudeLee Billings
Five Billion Years of Solitude
by Lee Billings · first published 2015
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I make note of the books I read in 1-2 sittings because I can't put them down. This year these were: Five Billion Years of Solitude - Lee Billings Ready Player One - Ernest Cline Grand Ambition: An Extraordinary Yacht, the People Who Built It, and the Millionaire Who Can't Really Afford It - G. Bruce Knecht
on “Ask HN: What was the best book you read in 2013?” ↗Of all the books I read this year, I liked "Five billion years of solitude" by Lee Billings the most: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17707637-five-billion-ye... It's mostly about the Exoplanet boom in astronomy. It also has a lot of philosophical aspects.
on “Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List?” ↗I like the silly animations on the site! I entered the book "Five billion years of solitude" that i really like and clicked on "Unleash the book magic" but the recommendations it gave (under the headline "More Science / Space Science / Astronomy Adventures Await!") were not very good¹. Also,…
on “Show HN: Nextread.ai – AI-powered book recommendations with a twist” ↗https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Billion_Years_of_Solitude
on “SETI Scientists to Devise Plan for Lunar Listening Station” ↗