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Informationen zum Autor John Graham-Cumming is a wandering programmer who's lived in the UK, California, New York and France. Along the way he's worked for a succession of technology start-ups, written the award-winning open source POPFile email program and churned out articles for publications such as The Guardian newspaper, Dr Dobbs, and Linux Magazine. His previous effort writing a book was the obscure and self-published computer manual 'GNU Make Unleashed' which saturated its target market of 100 readers. Because he has a doctorate in computer security he's deeply suspicious of people who insist on being called Dr., but doesn't mind if you refer to him as a geek. He is the proud owner of a three-letter domain name where he hosts his web site: http: //www.jgc.org. Klappentext 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. Each site in The Geek Atlas 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. Destinations include: Bletchley Park in the UK, where the Enigma code was broken The Alan Turing Memorial in Manchester, England The Horn Antenna in New Jersey, where the Big Bang theory was confirmed The National Cryptologic Museum in Fort Meade, Maryland The Trinity Test Site in New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was exploded The Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, California 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 The Geek Atlas and make your own discoveries along the way. Zusammenfassung The history of science is all around us, if you know where to look. This traveler's guide helps you learn about 128 destinations around the world where discoveries in science, mathematics, or technology occurred. Featuring photos and illustrations, it is organized geographically by country, complete with latitudes and longitudes for GPS devices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; A Mind Forever Voyaging; Conventions Used in This Book; We'd Like to Hear from You; Safari® Books Online; Chapter 1: Parkes Radio Telescope, Parkes, Australia; 1.1 The Dish; 1.2 Practical Information; Chapter 2: Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Austria; 2.1 A Scientist Among the Composers; 2.2 Practical Information; Chapter 3: Atomium, Brussels, Belgium; 3.1 An Iron Crystal; 3.2 The Delta Allotrope of Iron; 3.3 Carbon Allotropes; 3.4 Practical Information; Chapter 4: Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada; 4.1 Alexander Graham Bell's Summer Home; 4.2 Practical Information; Chapter 5: Mendel Museum of Genetics, Brno, Czech Republic; 5.1 Ten Years of Observing Peas; 5.2 Practical Information; Chapter 6: Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; 6.1 The Second Voyage of the Beagle; 6.2 Practical Information; Chapter 7: Airbus, Toulouse, France; 7.1 The A380; 7.2 Practical Information; Chapter 8: The Arago Medallions, Paris, France; 8.1 François Arago and the Paris Meridian; 8.2 Practical Information; Chapter 9: Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France; 9.1 Pierre de Fermat; 9.2 Practical Information; Chapter 10: Château du Clos...
