The Diamond Age

Synopsis

The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what happens when a young girl of the poor underclass obtains the device.

Ideas Explored

• Cultural Engineering and Control
• Engineered Social Partition
• Maker Movement Economic Disruption
• Nanotechnology Risk

Metadata

Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: FictionHugo Award WinnerNanotechnologyOpen Library Staff PicksQuests (Expeditions)RevolutionsScience FictionYoung womenaward:hugo_award=1996award:hugo_award=novelhugo-winner

isfdb_id: 1181

openlibrary_id: OL38499W

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