Category Archives: Sci / Tech Tourism

The scientific tourist #271 — Gargoyleosaurus

Posted on 29 April, 2013 by Sam Wise

Coming to you from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, it’s Gargoyleosaurus… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #270 — the B61 nuclear bomb

Posted on 22 April, 2013 by Sam Wise

This week you get the first in a series of images from the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This photo is of a B61 nuclear bomb, one of the main thermonuclear weapons still in service with the U.S. after the end of the Cold War. Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #269 — Olmecs in Texas

Posted on 15 April, 2013 by Sam Wise

Imagine my surprise at discovering an Olmec head during a recent visit to the campus of the University of Texas at Austin! Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #268 — Roman plumbing

Posted on 8 April, 2013 by Sam Wise

Another excellent find from the “A Day in Pompeii” exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science — a water bypass box with valves… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #267 — the F-100 “Super Sabre”

Posted on 26 March, 2013 by Sam Wise

On display at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, it’s the F-100 “Super Sabre”… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #266 — a pilot whale skeleton

Posted on 18 March, 2013 by Sam Wise

Courtesy of the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, it’s the skeleton of a pilot whale…. Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #265 — Saber-toothed cat

Posted on 11 March, 2013 by Sam Wise

On display at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays, Kansas — it’s a saber-toothed cat… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #264 — a bad day in Herculaneum

Posted on 4 March, 2013 by Sam Wise

A cast of skeletal remains seen at “A Day in Pompeii” traveling exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #262 — Diplocaulus

Posted on 18 February, 2013 by Sam Wise

Another excellent fossil at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science — it’s Diplocaulus… Continue reading →

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The scientific tourist #261 — Carcharodontosaurus (with and without skin)

Posted on 11 February, 2013 by Sam Wise

This week, you get two images of one subject on traveling display at the Sternberg Museum in Hays, Kansas — the skull of a Carcharodontosaurus… Continue reading →

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