The Modern West


Tom Eklund shows fine views of the Aurora Borealis here!


Western Libraries

Many major metropolitan areas in the West have decided to build new modern libraries equipped to join the "Global Information Super Highway".
You will find some of them here. Most have links to other libraries joined in a world wide web of knowledge.
We suggest you use it!

The Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley)
University of California-San Diego
Denver Public Library
San Diego Public Library
San Francisco Public Library
San Antonio Public Library
Los Angeles Public Library
Berkeley Public Library
Austin Public Library
The University of Arizona Library
Boulder Public Library

New Exciting Aquariums

Monterey Bay Aquarium
Look up their $57 million, 1 million gallon wing "the Outer Bay" which is the first in the world to present life in the open ocean on a grand scale, visible through the world's largest aquarium window.
Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum, La Jolla
The Scripps Institute.


Western Science Centers

Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater & Science Center, San Diego


Western Research Institutes


Leading Western High-Tech Companies

Qualcomm, San Diego
Leading communications systems company.
SAIC - Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego
This is the largest employee owned engineering and research company in the U.S.
Microsoft
The giant software company headed by Bill Gates.
Apple Computer
The pioneer in personal computers.

The World's Largest Mall

West Edmonton Mall
Over 800 stores and services, as large as 48 city blocks and a hotel in the mall.

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