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Newsweek International Interview

October 31st, 1999

Neal has an interview in the October 2003 edition of Newsweek International. This probably won’t be made available online, but is entitled, “Reflections of a ‘Quicksilver’ Mind.”

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Guardian UK Interview

October 14th, 1999

The Guardian interviews Neal about Cryptonomicon and technology.

Neal Stephenson’s message in code

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Slate talks Quicksilver

September 23rd, 1999

Locus Magazine Interviews Neal

September 12th, 1999

Locus Magazine interviewed Neal for their August 1999 edition, they have made an excerpt available at their website.

Neal Stephenson: Cryptomancer

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The Solitaire Encryption Algorithm

July 13th, 1999

Bruce Schneier has published an in depth examination of the Solitaire encryption algorithm that was used in Cryptonomicon. The full analysis can be found on his personal website. [More]

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G4 Interview

May 20th, 1999

G4TV has an interview with Neal up. You need Real Player to be able to watch the interview, we may put up a transcript later.

Neal @ TechTV Vault

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Salon.com interviews Neal

May 19th, 1999

Salon.com interviews Neal to talk about Cryptonomicon and In the Beginning was the Command Line.

Deep Code

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Newsweek Reviews Cryptonomicon

May 10th, 1999

Steven Levy of Newsweek reviews Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon. The Hacker Hemingway.

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Mother Earth Mother Board at Wired.com

January 23rd, 1997

Neal published an essay on telecoms, undersea cables, and early hackers in Wired’s December 1996 edition. They have a copy of it online.

The hacker tourist ventures forth across the wide and wondrous meatspace of three continents, chronicling the laying of the longest wire on Earth. [More]

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SFX Magazine, Diamond Geezer

January 31st, 1996

SFX Magazine scored an interview with Neal during his Diamond Age book tour.

Diamond Geezer

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