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

Britischer freiberuflicher Wissenschaftsautor und Journalist. Sie wurde 1973 in London geboren und promovierte in Genetik und medizinischer Mikrobiologie an der St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, London. Sie arbeitete als Redakteurin für die Zeitschriften „New Scientist“ und „Nature“ und hat eine Leidenschaft für die Mysterien der menschlichen Existenz und des Universums, denen sie sich in ihren Büchern, wie dem Buch „The Shadow King: The Strange Afterlife der Mumie von König Tut". Hinzu kommt ihr Interesse an der Beziehung zwischen Geist und Körper, das sie in ihrem Buch „Healing: A Journey in the Science of Mind Control over the Body“ thematisiert.

Decoding the Heavens: A 2,000-Year-Old Computer--and the Century-Long Search to Discover Its Secrets pdf von Jo Marchant

The bronze fragments of an ancient Greek device have puzzled scholars for more than a century after they were recovered from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, where they had lain since about 80 BC. Now, using advanced imaging technology, scientists have solved the mystery of its intricate workings. Unmatched in complexity for a thousand years, the mechanism functioned as the world's first analog computer, calculating the movements of the sun, moon, and planets through the zodiac. In Decoding the Heavens, Jo Marchant details for the first time the hundred-year quest to decode this ancient computer. Along the way she unearths a diverse cast of remarkable characters--ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau--and explores the deep roots of modern technology, not only in ancient Greece, but in the Islamic world and medieval Europe. At its heart, this is an epic adventure story, a book that challenges our assumptions about technology development through the ages while giving us fresh insights into history itself.