Facts about Rudy Rucker

Occup.Scientist
FromUSA
BornMarch 22, 1946
Age78 years

Summary

Rudy Rucker is a famous Scientist from USA, he/she is 78 years old and still alive, born March 22, 1946.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aries, who is known for Active, Demanding, Determined, Effective, Ambitious. Our collection contains 25 quotes who is written / told by Rudy.

Related authors: Bruce Sterling (Writer)

25 Famous quotes by Rudy Rucker

Small: Traditional science is all about finding shortcuts
"Traditional science is all about finding shortcuts"
Small: If we suppose that many natural phenomena are in effect computations, the study of computer science can
"If we suppose that many natural phenomena are in effect computations, the study of computer science can tell us about the kinds of natural phenomena that can occur"
Small: If all else fails, theres always print or web zines
"If all else fails, there's always print or web zines"
Small: Unfortunately our nation, nay, our world, is run by evil morons
"Unfortunately our nation, nay, our world, is run by evil morons"
Small: One of the nice things about science fiction is that it lets us carry out thought experiments
"One of the nice things about science fiction is that it lets us carry out thought experiments"
Small: Its soothing to realize that my minds processes are inherently uncontrollable
"It's soothing to realize that my mind's processes are inherently uncontrollable"
Small: I think dry nanotechnology is probably a dead-end
"I think dry nanotechnology is probably a dead-end"
Small: Some ideas you have to chew on, then roll them around a lot, play with them before you can turn them in
"Some ideas you have to chew on, then roll them around a lot, play with them before you can turn them into funky science fiction"
Small: Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what happens
"Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what happens"
Small: Electronic distribution is more of a fall-back strategy for putting out a book that isnt deemed profita
"Electronic distribution is more of a fall-back strategy for putting out a book that isn't deemed profitable enough to print. You hardly make any money publishing an electronic book"
Small: All living things are gnarly, in that they inevitably do things that are much more complex than one mig
"All living things are gnarly, in that they inevitably do things that are much more complex than one might have expected"
Small: Now, being a science fiction writer, when I see a natural principle, I wonder if it could fail
"Now, being a science fiction writer, when I see a natural principle, I wonder if it could fail"
Small: Lately Ive been working to convince myself that everything is a computation
"Lately I've been working to convince myself that everything is a computation"
Small: If you think of your life as a kind of computation, its quite abundantly clear that theres not going to
"If you think of your life as a kind of computation, it's quite abundantly clear that there's not going to be a final answer and there won't be anything particularly wonderful about having the computation halt!"
Small: But how does it feel to plug into a system thats say, a million times as smart as a person
"But how does it feel to plug into a system that's say, a million times as smart as a person"
Small: Its tedious to watch something very obvious being worked out, like a movie thats not particularly good
"It's tedious to watch something very obvious being worked out, like a movie that's not particularly good and after about half an hour you know how it's going to end"
Small: In any case, A New Kind of Science is a wonderful book, and Im still absorbing its teachings
"In any case, A New Kind of Science is a wonderful book, and I'm still absorbing its teachings"
Small: The hard fact is that not everyone does get published
"The hard fact is that not everyone does get published"
Small: Selling a book or story has never become absolutely automatic for me
"Selling a book or story has never become absolutely automatic for me"
Small: I like to do things that are surprising and different
"I like to do things that are surprising and different"
Small: I like a book better if I cant predict whats going to happen
"I like a book better if I can't predict what's going to happen"
Small: Computations are everywhere, once you begin to look at things in a certain way
"Computations are everywhere, once you begin to look at things in a certain way"
Small: At present, however, I dont think the Net is a very good medium for books, books should really be inexp
"At present, however, I don't think the Net is a very good medium for books, books should really be inexpensive lightweight paperbacks you can bang around"
Small: Advice to beginning SF writers? Write a lot, finish what you write, and when its done, keep sending it
"Advice to beginning SF writers? Write a lot, finish what you write, and when it's done, keep sending it out for quite awhile"
Small: A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules
"A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules"