Quote of the day
What can you conceive more silly and extravagant than to suppose a man racking his brains, and studying night and day how to fly?
N. Katherine Hayles
Born: December 16, 1943 (age 81)
Bio: N. Katherine Hayles is a postmodern literary critic, most notable for her contribution to the fields of literature and science, electronic literature, and American literature. She is professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Program in Literature at Duke University.
Known for:
- How We Became Posthuman (1999)
- Writing Machines (2002)
- My Mother Was a Computer (2005)