When an enigmatic monolith is found buried on the moon, scientists are amazed to discover that it's at least 3 million years old. Even more amazing, after it's unearthed the artifact releases a powerful signal aimed at Saturn. What sort of alarm has been triggered? To find out, a manned spacecraft, the Discovery, is sent to investigate. Its crew is highly trained--the best--and they are assisted by a self-aware computer, the ultra-capable HAL 9000. But HAL's programming has been patterned after the human mind a little too well. He is capable of guilt, neurosis, even murder, and he controls every single one of Discovery's components.
Science Illustrated Australia is the magazine for intellectually curious men and women with a passion for science and discovery and adventure and a desire to share that passion with their families. Every bi-monthly issue is an upbeat, optimistic, visually spectacular gateway to the world of cutting-edge science and discovery, covering an astonishing range of subjects, from the beginning of life to the breathtaking technology of the future – and from the depth of the oceans to the most distant objects in the universe.
Dan Davis, an electronics engineer, had finally made the invention of a lifetime: a household robot that could do almost anything. Wild success was within reach—and Dan’s life was ruined.
In a plot to steal his business, his greedy partner and greedier fiancée tricked him into taking the “long sleep”—suspended animation for thirty years. But when he awoke in the far different world of A.D. 2000, he made an amazing discovery. And suddenly Dan had the means to travel back in time—and get his revenge.
In the 1950's, Francis Crick and his American colleague, James D. Watson, had worked out the structure of DNA: the double helix. This discovery would eventually win them the Nobel Prize for their contributions to science. In this book, James D. Watson tells the exciting story of their ground-breaking discovery.
Discovery Channel Magazine India is a monthly magazine boasting premium content based on original and in-depth left-field research. Featuring world-class photography and infographics, the stories are presented with a good dose of humour, insight and attitude, making the eclectic range of topics, from history and mathematics to forensics and gaming, immediately accessible to readers. Plus, the behind-the-scenes access to some of the most popular shows on Discovery.
When an enigmatic monolith is found buried on the moon, scientists are amazed to discover that it's at least 3 million years old. Even more amazing, after it's unearthed the artifact releases a powerful signal aimed at Saturn. What sort of alarm has been triggered? To find out, a manned spacecraft, the Discovery, is sent to investigate. Its crew is highly trained--the best--and they are assisted by a self-aware computer, the ultra-capable HAL 9000. But HAL's programming has been patterned after the human mind a little too well. He is capable of guilt, neurosis, even murder, and he controls every single one of Discovery's components.
