Decoding the Heavens
#2914 of 3,809 books · #332 in Science & Technology
Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize (2009).
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.
- Publisher
- Hachette UK
- ISBN-13
- 9780786744107
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Awards
- Royal Society Science Book PrizeShortlisted(2009)
Other awarded books from Jo Marchant
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