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Wall of Byte magazines.
Roswell, Georgia

Computer Museum of America

A vast collection of rare, historical, and vintage supercomputers.
A nice cool swig of water from a <em>botijo.</em>
food

The Art, Science, and Allure of Spain's Water-Cooling Jugs

Used from time immemorial, this traditional technology is now fading away.
Ignacio Amigo August 22, 2019
Endicott, New York

Endicott History and Heritage Center

A collection of artifacts from two worldwide industries that called Endicott, NY home.
Sidi Ifni, Morocco

Abandoned Sea Cable Car

The forgotten remnants of a land-to-sea cable car that was once unique in the world.
Steve Jobs Memorial Statue
Budapest, Hungary

Steve Jobs Memorial Statue

The world’s first statue of the late Apple co-founder.
An industrial robotic arm with custom gripper and sensors constantly reorganizes plants as they grow.
farms

Fresh Produce, Brought to You by Robots

A family-owned market in California is now selling robot-reared leafy greens.
Luke Fater August 8, 2019
Hope Valley, England

The Round Building

This petite cutlery factory sits on the foundations of a defunct gasworks.
Shanghai, China

A.P. Xinyang Market

A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.
Signal Hill Tattoo performance.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Signal Hill

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.
Wilson Greatbatch's tool box.
Clarence, New York

Greatbatch Barn

This exhibit pays tribute to the “humble tinkerer” who invented the implantable pacemaker.
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
Paddys River, Australia

Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex

It's home to the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.
The gleaming FEBO <em>automatiek</em> dispenses burgers, fries, and croquettes.
restaurants

After Automats Died in New York, They Flourished in the Netherlands

The "waiterless" restaurants were once iconic symbols of the Big Apple.
Quinn Hargitai July 15, 2019
The telephone was a major driver of the development of spelling alphabets.
telephones

It Might Be Time to Update the Old 'Alfa-Bravo-Charlie' Spelling Alphabet

But it's hard to break old habits.
Dan Nosowitz July 12, 2019
Quantum Cloud
London, England

Quantum Cloud

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.
The ones on radar weren't packed quite so tightly, but there were a lot more of them.
insects

A Ladybug Swarm Over California Was Huge Enough to Show Up on Radar

Aphids beware.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 7, 2019
Ralph Baer Memorial.
Manchester, New Hampshire

Ralph Baer Memorial

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.
A glorious gold-detailed Toselli.
objects of intrigue

The Coolest Coffee Maker of the 19th Century Was a Tabletop Train

Only the very wealthy could afford these delicate contraptions.
Anne Ewbank May 15, 2019
Jacob Epstein's "Torso in Metal from Rock Drill" sculpture at the Tate Britain.
London, England

Torso in Metal from Rock Drill

This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.