num_pages: 544
description: 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 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.
language: English
title: The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science and Technology Come Alive
publisher: O'Reilly Media