I loved this post! And I absolutely love the Library of Congress and have both visited it and passed it on the way to work many many times. I love your idea of books being a force multiplier and hence quantum in nature! It’s actually brilliant. It kind of reminds me of Borges’ Library of Babel and his hexagonal rooms and infinite knowledge, except there, the librarian becomes suicidal thinking that the knowledge is useless. Not the LOC!
You are welcome! It’s an intriguing one, Borges’ story, and he is a bit complex to understand but memorable regardless! Have you been to the LOC? I never tire taking pictures of the building despite an (almost) native to DC! There’s a conveyor belt that comes all the way from the Capitol building to the LOC bringing back books checked out.
That’s impressive! All the best. My middle schooler has interest in physics. I’ll share some of your posts with him. He read the “baby” edition of the Divine Comedy:) I did not read it, but saw the house in Florence where Danté’s Beatrice supposedly lived. No substitute for reading the Divine Comedy:)
Michael, don't apologise for this post, it's not silly at all, in fact it's interesting and thought-provoking. Be proud of what you write! I'm glad I'm currently inhabiting a universe in which I can read you.
David Deutsch would enjoy this!
I loved this post! And I absolutely love the Library of Congress and have both visited it and passed it on the way to work many many times. I love your idea of books being a force multiplier and hence quantum in nature! It’s actually brilliant. It kind of reminds me of Borges’ Library of Babel and his hexagonal rooms and infinite knowledge, except there, the librarian becomes suicidal thinking that the knowledge is useless. Not the LOC!
What a great comment, thanks! I haven't read Borges' book, but I will, you've made me curious!
You are welcome! It’s an intriguing one, Borges’ story, and he is a bit complex to understand but memorable regardless! Have you been to the LOC? I never tire taking pictures of the building despite an (almost) native to DC! There’s a conveyor belt that comes all the way from the Capitol building to the LOC bringing back books checked out.
Yep. I was there to study quantum mechanics ;-) And I also read there a part of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. The LOC is great!
That’s impressive! All the best. My middle schooler has interest in physics. I’ll share some of your posts with him. He read the “baby” edition of the Divine Comedy:) I did not read it, but saw the house in Florence where Danté’s Beatrice supposedly lived. No substitute for reading the Divine Comedy:)
Oh, Florence is amazing. Ya know, I also visited Juliet's balcony in Verona, but in short, I don't really think it's the real one ;-)
If you share my articles with your middle schooler, let me know what he thinks, it's always nice to share with other enthusiasts! Thanks a lot Anu!
Will do:)
The L of C is everything that a good national library should be.
Yeah! I agree David.
Michael, don't apologise for this post, it's not silly at all, in fact it's interesting and thought-provoking. Be proud of what you write! I'm glad I'm currently inhabiting a universe in which I can read you.
Heartfelt thanks, Portia.