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

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.

Author: Jo Marchant
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 03/02/2010
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780306818615
ISBN10: 0306818612
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient | Greece
- Technology & Engineering | History
- Science | History

About the Author
Jo Marchant is an award-winning journalist who specializes in writing about cutting-edge science. She has worked as a staff reporter and editor for Nature and New Scientist, where she is currently a consultant. She lives in London.