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Project Hail Mary

Sci-Fi

An amnesiac scientist wakes alone in deep space and has to reason his way home. Karpathy calls it one of his top favorite alien portrayals: 'plausible, interesting and entertaining.'

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Andrej Karpathy

Andrej Karpathy's Books

Listed on Karpathy's personal science-fiction page.
Bill Gates

gatesnotes.com · Project Hail Mary

Dedicated gatesnotes review and a 2021 holiday list pick. Gates read it in a single weekend.
Brian Armstrong

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“Best sci fi book i've read in a long long time”

The page cites a tweet by Brian Armstrong recommending Project Hail Mary.
George Church

web.archive.org · Dr George Churchs Top 6 Recommended Books

One of George Church's six book recommendations on the Learning with Lowell podcast.
Stewart Brand

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Recommended in the cited tweet.