| | 1 | {{short description|Essay by Neal Stephenson}} |
| | 2 | {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} |
| | 3 | "'''Mother Earth Mother Board'''" is an essay by [[Neal Stephenson]] that appeared in ''[[Wired Magazine]]'' in December 1996,<ref name="wired_19961201_stephensonessay" /> on the subject of the history of [[Submarine communications cable|undersea communication cables]] and a modern-day effort to lay the [[Fibre-optic Link Around the Globe]].<ref name="nieman_20120807_stephensonremarks" /> It was later reprinted in ''[[Some Remarks]]''.<ref name="boingboing_20120807_bookreview" /> |
| | 4 | |
| | 5 | ==See also== |
| | 6 | [[How the World Was One]] |
| | 7 | |
| | 8 | == References == |
| | 9 | {{Reflist|refs= |
| | 10 | |
| | 11 | <ref name="boingboing_20120807_bookreview">{{Cite web |
| | 12 | |last = Doctorow |
| | 13 | |first = Cory |
| | 14 | |author-link = Cory Doctorow |
| | 15 | |date = August 7, 2012 |
| | 16 | |title = Neal Stephenson's Some Remarks, a remarkable essay collection |
| | 17 | |url = https://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/neal-stephensons-some-re.html |
| | 18 | |access-date = November 22, 2021 |
| | 19 | |website = Boing Boing |
| | 20 | |language = en-US |
| | 21 | |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120808161409/http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/neal-stephensons-some-re.html |
| | 22 | |archive-date = August 8, 2012 |
| | 23 | |url-status = live |
| | 24 | }}</ref> |
| | 25 | |
| | 26 | <ref name="nieman_20120807_stephensonremarks">{{Cite web |
| | 27 | |last = Maly |
| | 28 | |first = Tim |
| | 29 | |title = "Why’s this so good?" No. 21: Neal Stephenson’s plot-free adventure story |
| | 30 | |url = https://nieman.harvard.edu/stories/whys-this-so-good-no-21-neal-stephenson-mother-earth-mother-board-tim-maly/ |
| | 31 | |access-date = November 22, 2021 |
| | 32 | |website = Nieman Foundation |
| | 33 | |language = en-US |
| | 34 | |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150530181251/http://nieman.harvard.edu/stories/whys-this-so-good-no-21-neal-stephenson-mother-earth-mother-board-tim-maly/ |
| | 35 | |archive-date = May 30, 2015 |
| | 36 | |url-status = live |
| | 37 | }}</ref> |
| | 38 | |
| | 39 | |
| | 40 | <ref name="wired_19961201_stephensonessay">{{cite web |
| | 41 | |last = Stephenson |
| | 42 | |first = Neal |
| | 43 | |author-link = Neal Stephenson |
| | 44 | |title = Mother Earth Mother Board |
| | 45 | |website = Wired Magazine |
| | 46 | |date = December 1, 1996 |
| | 47 | |url = https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/ |
| | 48 | |access-date = May 19, 2021 |
| | 49 | |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151107094324/https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/ |
| | 50 | |archive-date = November 7, 2015 |
| | 51 | |url-status = live |
| | 52 | |url-access = subscription |
| | 53 | }}</ref> |
| | 54 | |
| | 55 | }} |
| | 56 | |
| | 57 | {{NealStephensonBooks}} |
| | 58 | |
| | 59 | == External links == |
| | 60 | The original article is locked behind the magazine's paywall, but a [https://web.archive.org/web/20210519192919/http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/jgonder/studentresources/Wired%20MotherBoard%204.12/4.12_%20Mother%20Earth%20Mother%20Board.pdf PDF version is available]. |
| | 61 | |
| | 62 | [[Category:1996 essays]] |
| | 63 | [[Category:Essays by Neal Stephenson]] |
| | 64 | |
| | 65 | |
| | 66 | {{lit-essay-stub}} |
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