The invention of the telephone spreads credit among several figures, according to Wikipedia, Innocenzo Manzetti, Antonio Meucci, Johann Philipp Reis, Elisha Gray, Alexander Graham Bell, and Thomas Edison. Each contributed some piece of crediting...
Topics: geek history, geek moment

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One of the earliest and most complete stories from ancient civilization, the Epic of Gilgamesh follows the adventures of King Gilgamesh on his quest for immortality. The Sumarian epic is likely based on the mythological hero-king from the 27th century...
Topics: geek history, geek moment

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Aside from being creepily prophetic, Jules Verne wrote some great novels. One of the fathers of science fiction, Verne is best known for classics like Journey into the Center of the Earth, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty...
Topics: geek history, geek moment

{"title":"Geek-Out Moment: Jules Verne predicts the future","post_url":"http:\/\/mikecs.net\/prodigeek\/2008\/09\/03\/geek-out-moment-jules-verne-predicts-the-future\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/prodigeek_feed\/","author":"prodigeek","date":"2008-09-03 07:00:22","summary":"Aside from being creepily prophetic, Jules Verne wrote some great novels. One of the fathers of science fiction, Verne is best known for classics like Journey into the Center of the Earth, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty..."}

From Hercules to Ra, ancient mythology has dominated storytelling for most of human civilization, and today is no different. From the Lord of the Rings to Superman to Disney cartoons owe everything to Norse, Hebrew, and Greek mythology just to scratch...
Topics: geek history, geek moment

{"title":"Geek-Out Moment: Finding mythology","post_url":"http:\/\/mikecs.net\/prodigeek\/2008\/09\/02\/geek-out-moment-finding-mythology\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/prodigeek_feed\/","author":"prodigeek","date":"2008-09-02 07:00:30","summary":"From Hercules to Ra, ancient mythology has dominated storytelling for most of human civilization, and today is no different. From the Lord of the Rings to Superman to Disney cartoons owe everything to Norse, Hebrew, and Greek mythology just to scratch..."}

I’m starting graduate school and the horror of textbook prices are draining valuable video game money (and playtime). Several stories have commented on the digital future of textbooks which looks bleak.  Publishers have a loyal clientele in...
Topics: education, Internet, piracy, Technology, textbooks

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