Quotes by Mark Pendergrast

“You could potentially use mirrors to make a huge leap in computer technology, and theyve been working on that in places like the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, funded by places like Intel and the big computer makers, ... I think in the next few years, its going to break.”

“I would say that all the themes of the book are there from the beginning, including the individual, the social, magic, religion, and also science,”

“[Nor were painters the only ones who saw the mirror as a symbol.] [Shakespeares] works are filled with references to mirrors, not only for vanity but for use in self-examination, ... In fact, theres a famous scene in Richard II, when hes losing his kingship, he calls for a mirror, looks into it and asks, Why dont I look any different? Then he smashes it on the stage and says, Thats my old identity. ”

“The reason the lights shimmers and changes in iridescence is that tiny holes that are exactly the wavelength of light being reflected, ... right now the size of chips is as small as it can be using lenses. The trouble is, as you go to higher wavelengths, the glass absorbs the light. The solution is to use mirrors, which will reflect most wavelengths until you get up into x-rays.”

“[Not even other species are immune to the mirrors attraction.] Theyre now thinking that dolphins, as well as humans and higher apes, can recognize themselves in mirrors, ... One of the ways they figured this out was that dolphins like to have sex in front of mirrors. When they drift out of [eyesight] they stop the action and move back in front of the mirror.”

“For the last 10 years, its been gathering in popularity. You dont need to get drunk to have a good time socially. Its a good place to gather. Its a very positive thing that coffee is popular. Its a way to study in a pleasant environment.”