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gamebird
3rd-September-2009, 10:06 PM
BOOK REVIEW - THE GEEK ATLAS
The history of science is written in many locations, and if you’re a traveller who loves science, you'll definitely want to check out this new book at your local library: The Geek Atlas - 128 Places Where Science & Technology Come Alive. It's a unique guide covering destinations in the UK and around the globe where major breakthroughs in science, computing, mathematics, or technology occurred — or are happening now. “Unfortunately, finding great scientific places to visit isn’t as easy as finding homes of long-dead poets, painters, or writers”, says author John Graham-Cumming, a self-described wandering programmer, late of the Oxford University Computing Laboratory Programming Research Group. “This is a pity, because if there’s one thing that stands science apart, it’s the willingness of scientists to freely share what they do”. “In my case, I’ve tried to simplify the science without dumbing it down to the point of using analogies and metaphors instead of actually describing ideas”, adds the writer. “So as you flip through the book, you’ll see the sorts of pictures you’d find in most travel guides, but also a lot of diagrams and equations as well as information that any general reader can handle. The book is organised geographically by country and comes complete with latitudes and longitudes for GPS devices. Destinations covered in The Geek Atlas include Bletchley Park in the UK, where the Enigma code was broken, the Alan Turing Memorial in Manchester and the author's 'must see' choice - the Difference Engine at the Science Museum in London.
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Lou
3rd-September-2009, 10:13 PM
BOOK REVIEW - THE GEEK ATLAS
The history of science is written in many locations, and if you’re a traveller who loves science, you'll definitely want to check out this new book at your local library: The Geek Atlas - 128 Places Where Science & Technology Come Alive. It's a unique guide covering destinations in the UK and around the globe where major breakthroughs in science, computing, mathematics, or technology occurred — or are happening now. “Unfortunately, finding great scientific places to visit isn’t as easy as finding homes of long-dead poets, painters, or writers”, says author John Graham-Cumming, a self-described wandering programmer, late of the Oxford University Computing Laboratory Programming Research Group. “This is a pity, because if there’s one thing that stands science apart, it’s the willingness of scientists to freely share what they do”. “In my case, I’ve tried to simplify the science without dumbing it down to the point of using analogies and metaphors instead of actually describing ideas”, adds the writer. “So as you flip through the book, you’ll see the sorts of pictures you’d find in most travel guides, but also a lot of diagrams and equations as well as information that any general reader can handle. The book is organised geographically by country and comes complete with latitudes and longitudes for GPS devices. Destinations covered in The Geek Atlas include Bletchley Park in the UK, where the Enigma code was broken, the Alan Turing Memorial in Manchester and the author's 'must see' choice - the Difference Engine at the Science Museum in London.
http://short.zen.co.uk/?id=d5f
http://short.zen.co.uk/?id=d5e

We went to Bletchley Park a couple of weeks ago, and there was an advert for the Geek Advert on one of the desks. :D