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		fredgrott on Feb 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: The book that did it for you in math and/o... Hmm, mine was a movie not a book. The movie was the original Star Wars. Had the insight that we will only be able to settle other planets when computers control everything when watching Star Wars.

chadcmulligan on Feb 27, 2022 [–]

The lensman series for me - wanted to know how inertialess drives worked :-)

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