The Geek Atlas
128 Places Where Science and Technology Come Alive
| Price | $3.74 - $23.99
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| Rating |   |
| Author | John Graham-Cumming |
| Publisher | O'Reilly Media |
| Published | 2009 |
| Pages | 544 |
| Language | English |
| Format | Paper book / ebook (PDF) |
| ISBN-10 | 0596523203 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780596523206 |
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.
- John Graham-Cumming (2 books)
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