. In more recent times, scientist have harnessed the power of the public not only to collect data on a larger scale than perhaps would otherwise be possible, but also to analyse data gathered by professional researchers. Such data analysis projects include Zooniverse’s Galaxy Zoo and Cell Slider projects, whilst WheelMap, Wide Noise and the Opal Tree Health Survey focus on data collection.
Mit der Plattform handbuch.io, die auf der Software MediaWiki basiert, wollen wir demonstrieren, dass wissenschaftliche Literatur heute vollständig im Web geschrieben, gelesen und verbessert werden kann. Geeignet ist die Plattform für 'traditionelle' Buchprojekte, aber auch für Buchprojekte, die als 'Living Book' konzipiert sind, d. h. dass die Autoren ihre Beiträge jederzeit aktualisieren und so neueste Entwicklungen in ihrer Disziplin berücksichtigen können.
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On October 4, 1903, American physicist and inventor John Vincent Atanasoff was born. He is best known for being considered as one of the inventors of the electronic digital computer. Even computer scientists most probably haven't heard anything of this computer pioneer. Of course you will have heard about Alan Turing or John von Neumann, which are traditionally references as being the father of the computer. Maybe, when you are European or even German, then you will have heard of Konrad Zuse, who in near total intellectual isolation constructed the first universal computer Z3, which became operational in May 1941. So why is it, we havent heard of John Atanasoff? Although, he came up with the idea of a binary digit universal computer in the late 1930s and constructed his ingenious device little later on, he never secured a patent for his device and lots of the concepts he pioneered were incorporated into the breakthrough ENIAC computer that evolved into the legendary UNIVAC.
Written by PLoS Computational Biology Editor-in-Chief Philip E. Bourne, sometimes with collaborators, the "Ten Simple Rules" provide a quick, concentrated guide for mastering some of the professional challenges research scientists face in their careers. New articles will be added to the Ten Simple Rules Collections as they are published.