The Traveling Technonerd: World travels and suggestions for visits for the technically inclined

If you have an interest in science and technology, this book recommends sites to visit worldwide. Photographs illustrate major (and many minor) science and engineering museums and sites. The author's special interest in steam power is reflected in the photos of many sites devoted to operating steam railways, stationary steam engines, pumping engines, and marine engines; however, many other photos detail aeronautical, aerospace, agricultural, archeological, astronomical, automotive, geological, industrial, marine, military, navigational, and special interest visits. Ideas for family outings are also noted. Notes are given on the history and personalities related to many of the locations. Over 250 pages of full-color photographs show the opportunities for indulging an interest in how science and technology developed, and in particular for finding the many unexpected artifacts that remain from our technological past (for example, you can still see Galileo's personal telescope!) Read more