Hacker News with Generative AI: 20th Century

Risers and Fallers What happened to the intellectual giants of the 20th century? (arnoldkling.substack.com)
Which 20th century intellectuals have higher or lower status today than when they were in their “prime”?
History, Intellectuals, 20th Century, Status, Legacy
3 points by paulpauper 28 days ago | 0 comments
Neal Stephenson's New Novel Traces the Making of a Spy (nytimes.com)
“Polostan” sets up a historical fiction series about espionage and revolution in the early 20th century.
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Espionage, Revolution, 20th Century
13 points by ctoth 37 days ago | 1 comments
Undark and the Radium Girls (2006) (damninteresting.com)
History, Science, 20th Century, Women's History
74 points by not_a_boat 108 days ago | 30 comments
Vivian Maier, One of the Best Street Photographers of the 20th Century (smithsonianmag.com)
Photography, Street Photography, 20th Century, Art
8 points by tintinnabula 134 days ago | 1 comments
Vannevar Bush Engineered the 20th Century (ieee.org)
History, Engineering, 20th Century
143 points by cyberlimerence 156 days ago | 26 comments