kh (10/30/82)
Asimov once wrote an essay on very large numbers (of course he did), in which I think he mentions numbers larger than Skew's number. (There's always 10^(Skew's number). ) Anybody interested in large numbers should "read" the book "One Million" which has a million dots in it. (Actually 999,999 because of a typo). Some significant and interested numbers are noted throughout. If you ever see this book, think about this: Ten books can represent the unemployed of America, with each dot representing an individual (with family, etc.) It gives you perspective. 4500 of these books will approximate current world population. Of course, 1000 of these books are for China, 250 for U.S., etc.