For those that have not heard of Neal Stephenson, go to the local bookstore or get on Amazon and check it out. A cross between Umberto Eco and William Gibson, Neal writes historical fiction with an element of mathmatics and economics. I would first recommend Cryptonomicon, which deals with WWII code breaking, treasure hunters, sovereign data banks, and the history of early computing.
However is greatest work in the Baroque Cycle which details the emergence of the financial markets during the 1600's and the development of the scientific method through intertwining tales of historic persona. How the guy ever did the research and wrote the 9 books(3 volumes of 1000+ pages) is beyond me. His most recent book is Anathema.
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