Chapter 12, Epilogue Summary

The author tells the story of his Google search on keywords selected around the notion of immortality. He finds out about the oldest written story, and from this discovery, he finds the translated text as well. Then he thinks about one's name being in Google's and other search indexes forever. Is this a form of immortality?

Chapter 12, Epilogue Analysis

The author's story illustrates two present facts about search. First, the question has to be framed just right to find the desired results on the first try. Second, searches lead to interesting and enlightening discoveries that were not initially envisioned. Search is a powerful research and discovery tool.