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The geek atlas : 128 places where science & technology come alive
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The geek atlas : 128 places where science & technology come alive / John Graham-Cumming.
ISBN
9780596802257
0596802250
9780596523206
0596523203
Edition
1st ed.
Published
[Sebastopol, Calif.] : O'Reilly Media, ©2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 523 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Summary
Annotation <div><p>The history of science is all around us, if you know where to look. With this unique traveler's guide, you'll learn about 128 destinations around the world where discoveries in science, mathematics, or technology occurred or is happening now. Travel to Munich to see the world's largest science museum, watch Foucault's pendulum swinging in Paris, ponder a descendant of Newton's apple tree at Trinity College, Cambridge, and more.<br /><br />Each site in <em>The Geek Atlas</em> focuses on discoveries or inventions, and includes information about the people and the science behind them. Full of interesting photos and illustrations, the book is organized geographically by country (by state within the U.S.), complete with latitudes and longitudes for GPS devices.<br /><br />Destinations include:</p><ul><li>Bletchley Park in the UK, where the Enigma code was broken</li><li>The Alan Turing Memorial in Manchester, England</li><li>The Horn Antenna in New Jersey, where the Big Bang theory was confirmed</li><li>The National Cryptologic Museum in Fort Meade, Maryland</li><li>The Trinity Test Site in New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was exploded</li><li>The Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, California</li></ul><p>You won't find tedious, third-rate museums, or a tacky plaque stuck to a wall stating that "Professor X slept here." Every site in this book has real scientific, mathematical, or technological interest -- places guaranteed to make every geek's heart pound a little faster. Plan a trip with <em>The Geek Atlas</em> and make your own discoveries along the way.</p></div>
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128 places where science & technology come alive
One hundred twenty eight places where science and technology come alive
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Print version: Graham-Cumming, John. Geek atlas. Beijing ; Farnham : O'Reilly, ©2009
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 05, 2023
Contents
000; Introduction; Australia; 001; Parkes Radio Telescope, Parkes, Australia; Austria; 002; Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Austria; Belgium; 003; Atomium, Brussels, Belgium; Canada; 004; Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada; Czech Republic; 005; Mendel Museum of Genetics, Brno, Czech Republic; Ecuador; 006; Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; France; 007; Airbus, Toulouse, France; 008; The Arago Medallions, Paris, France; 009; Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France; 010; Château du Clos Lucé, Amboise, France; 011; Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; 012; The Jacquard Museum, Roubaix, France; 013; Le Panthéon, Paris, France; 014
Millau Viaduct, Millau, France015; Musée Curie, Paris, France; 016; Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Le Bourget, France; 017; Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France; 018; The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France; Germany; 019; Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany; 020; Peenemünde Historical Technical Information Center, Peenemünde, Germany; 021; Röntgen Museum, Remscheid, Germany; 022; Stadtfriedhof, Göttingen, Germany; 023; The Gutenberg Museum, Mainz, Germany; India; 024; Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, India; Ireland; 025; Broom Bridge, Dublin, Ireland; Italy; 026; Tempio Voltiano, Como, Italy; Japan; 027
Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, Kobe, Japan028; Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan; Netherlands; 029; The Escher Museum, The Hague, Netherlands; Serbia; 030; Tesla Museum, Belgrade, Serbia; Spain; 031; Solúcar PS10 Power Station, Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain; Switzerland; 032; CERN, Geneva, Switzerland; 033; Historisches Museum Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Taiwan; 034; Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan; UK; 035; 14 India Street, Edinburgh, Scotland; 036; Air Defence Radar Museum, RAF Neatishead, England; 037; Albury Church, Albury, England; 038; Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum, London, England; 039
Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire, England052; Kelvedon Hatch Nuclear Bunker, Kelvedon Hatch, England; 053; Kempton Park Waterworks, Kempton Park, England; 054; Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, England; 055; Manchester Science Walk, Manchester, England; 056; Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, England; 057; Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland; 058; National Museum of Computing, Bletchley, England; 059; National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland; 060; National Railway Museum, York, England; 061; Natural History Museum, London, England; 062; Poldhu, Cornwall, England; 063
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