What is it? It was found at the bottom of the sea aboard an ancient Greek ship. Its seeming complexity has prompted decades of study, although some of its functions remained unknown. X-ray images of the device have confirmed the nature of the Antikythera mechanism, and discovered several surprising functions.
These were the days in New York City where gangs and street walkers owned what’s now the largest toursit attraction NYC has to offer, Times Square. Never, ever complain about the NYC subway system again. It can (and was) much worse.
Jakob Wagner was born 1985 in Herdecke, Germany. In summer 2008, he successfully completed his three-year apprenticeship as a photographer. He has since been living in Duesseldorf, where he has mainly been working as a freelance photographer, image editor and photo assistant. His work has taken him to many different countries around the world. When Jakob Wagner is not at work by assignment, he devotes much of his time and passion to his personal photography projects, which will culminate in future books and exhibitions. His photographs are available in signed and limited editions.
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This summer, the United States celebrates a big birthday – 237! This infographic brings us back to colonial times, and gives us a little deeper dive into the logistics of Independence Day.
Please meet Alice as Miss August, Johanna as Miss September and Patricia as Miss May.
These three Milky Illustrations were made for our upcoming limited edition Milk Calendar 2014.
There is a new “largest known prime number”. Extra footage: http://youtu.be/o0ZOs7sMS7k More on Mersenne Primes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLL0mo… Perfect Numbers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfKTD5… Googolplex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GEebx… Graham’s Number: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTeJ64… This video features Dr Tony Padilla from the University of Nottingham. Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile...