Believe it or not, this turns out to be a huge plot point in Neal Stephenson's "Quicksilver" trilogy.
Posted by: Rob at July 12, 2007 08:46 AMDamn. As much as I liked Cryptonomicon, I just couldn't get into that. Maybe I'll try again...
Posted by: NCProsecutor at July 12, 2007 09:05 AM