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Still have some vacation time to burn, but tired of reading bad novels on the beach? Try a book written especially for people who’d rather go to the planetarium1 than to Planet Hollywood. It’s called The Geek Atlas2: 128 Places Where Science and Technology Come Alive, by John Graham-Cumming. Each venue’s writeup explains its relevant science and history.
For example, if you’re in Paris, stop by the Institut Pasteur and visit the museum commemorating3 the life and science of the man whose name is on your milk container.
The U.K. is teeming4 with sites of scientific interest, including the Eagle Pub in Cambridge where Watson and Crick modestly announced that they had found the secret to life. There’s the home and museum of physicist5 James Clerk Maxwell in Edinburgh. And there’s the British Airways6 Flight Training center, where visitors can operate the same training simulators that pilots use.
Here in the States, you can really get your geek on at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. Or get your bearings in Gaithersburg, Md., at the International Latitude7 Observatory8. Walk proudly in these hallowed and historic places. Because the geek shall inherit the Earth.
—Cynthia Graber
1 planetarium | |
n.天文馆;天象仪 | |
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2 atlas | |
n.地图册,图表集 | |
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3 commemorating | |
v.纪念,庆祝( commemorate的现在分词 ) | |
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4 teeming | |
adj.丰富的v.充满( teem的现在分词 );到处都是;(指水、雨等)暴降;倾注 | |
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5 physicist | |
n.物理学家,研究物理学的人 | |
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6 AIRWAYS | |
航空公司 | |
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7 latitude | |
n.纬度,行动或言论的自由(范围),(pl.)地区 | |
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n.天文台,气象台,瞭望台,观测台 | |
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