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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Science Fiction
A lunar colony, a sentient computer, and a revolution against an Earth that treats the Moon as a penal colony. A blueprint for off-world independence.
Endorsed By
2 People- Elon Musk
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Paul Graham
“What I was actually trying to do was teach myself how to do that. I happened upon a novel by Heinlein called The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, which featured an intelligent computer called Mike.”
From his essay 'What I Worked On' — Heinlein's Mike is what pointed him at AI and, by way of that, at Lisp.