My Brain, She Asplode

In commemoration of the tremendous capabilities of the human mind, Jay Walker has compiled a wunderkammer of incredible objects. I was most transfixed by the Enigma machine--he might as well have an Ark of the Covenant in his library--but I would be remiss if I didn't note the numerous illustrated texts from our history of discovery and elucidation, or the amazing construction of the library itself, inspired by Escher and executed with theatrical flair. Oh, let's not forget Sputnik, the baby raptor, and "Thing" from The Addams Family.

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