An auction of rare documents and artifacts related to the evolution of computer technology and the Internet was held at Christie's Auction House in New York on Wednesday. The report I filed for NPR's "Day to Day" show includes a rant from Bruce Sterling on the conspicuous absence of any William Gibson books — the writer who invented the word "cyberspace."
Link to archived audio for this story with expanded online coverage. Link to "Xeni Tech" archives on NPR's Day to Day. See also this CNET wrap-up of the auction, which brought in less money than anticipated (because, duh, anyone nerdy enough to want to buy this stuff is probably hoarding their cash for pocket protectors): Link
