New application: Freebase and the history of science

French Freebaser Pierre Lindenbaum has posted some cool stuff built on Freebase. He’s created a timeline of scientists through history and a matching Google Maps mashup.

Here’s an excerpt from the timeline, which is written using XUL and requires Firefox or a similar Mozilla-based browser:

Scientist timeline

The best thing about Pierre’s article is that he explains every step of his work with MQL source code examples, so if you’re looking for an introduction to building mashups with Freebase, it’s a good read.

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