Inspired by Silicon Valley engineer Rob Walker, the Silicon Genesis project aims to record and publish the oral histories of the valley’s pioneering physicists, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Stanford University hosts the site, which currently holds audio files and transcripts from 32 interviews.
As its tagline declares, the online clearinghouse Lightsources.org provides “news, information, and educational materials” about the world’s synchrotron facilities, 19 of which sponsor the site.
Seven countries, including the US, funded the construction and support the operation of the two 8-meter Gemini telescopes. Images from the telescopes are available at the Gemini Observatory Image Gallery. For most noncommercial uses, prior permission to reproduce the images isn’t required.
Despite the tumultuous history of the near-Earth object’s parent body, water may have been preserved in the asteroid for about a billion years.
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