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Mark's World of Science and Technology Ever since I learned to read, I have been reading all of the non-fiction science books I could find. Any Time-Life series book, regardless of topic, was fair game. Stars, earth, insects, electricity, airplanes, even UFOs and books about legendary monsters held my attention. Anyting with a picture next to a list of facts was worth reading. Plots were secondary. Facts were the primary objective. (Encyclopedias make great bathroom reading.) I'll never stop being fascinated by bugs and planes, but I have to admit enjoying a good fictional plot these days, too. Also, while I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the Time-Life series books, the Web has shifted into the role of my primary fact-serving source. Favorite sites include Scientific American and Beyond2000.com. I also enjoy reading Wired magazine. There are so many issues that surface in our world today involving Science and Technology that I can not list them all here, but I will note the ones that have most strongly captured my attention here: - Cryptography |