Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer--and the Century-long Search to Discover Its Secrets - Softcover

Marchant, Jo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0306818612 ISBN 13: 9780306818615

Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc, 2010

Synopsis

In Decoding the Heavens , Jo Marchant tells for the first time the full story of the hundred-year quest to decipher the ancient Greek computer known as the Antikythera Mechanism. Along the way she unearths a diverse cast of remarkable characters and explores the deep roots of modern technology in ancient Greece and the medieval European and Islamic worlds. At its heart, this is an epic adventure and mystery, a book that challenges our assumptions about technology through the ages.

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Review:

PopMatters.com, 4/16/10
"Spirit and fascination fully informs [Marchant's] book"

Tucson Citizen, 4/30/10
"[A] highly readable book...An adventure that blends ample portions of fate, historic intrigue, and modern scientific innovation."

Book Description:

The fascinating story of the discovery of, and subsequent quest to decode, the world's first computer

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0306818612
• ISBN 13: 9780306818615
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344