What began as Henry W. Grout’s curiosity about the world has grown to become recognized as the region’s cornerstone of history, culture and sciences. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, this resource has grown to four unique properties, the Grout Museum of History & Science, Bluedorn Science Imaginarium, Rensselaer Russell House Museum, and the Snowden House. Explore the future of the district with the Sullivans Veterans Project.
The Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles, California is an educational institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and the public appreciation of the Lower Jurassic. Like a coat of two colors, the Museum serves dual functions. On the one hand the Museum provides the academic community with a specialized repository of relics and artifacts from the Lower Jurassic, with an emphasis on those that demonstrate unusual or curious technological qualities. On the other hand the Museum serves the general public by providing the visitor a hands-on experience of "life in the Jurassic"....
Bedlam: Custody Care and Cure 1247-1997 at the Museum of London until 15 March 1998. This exhibition tells the fascinating 750-year-old story of Bethlem Royal Hospital, popularly known as 'Bedlam'.
Bethlem is the world's oldest institution caring for people with mental disorders. It has been a part of London since 1247 and many people, rich and poor, have played a part in its history
Throughout most of human history, psychology did not exist as a specific field of study. For many years, psychology was a subject addressed indirectly by mythology, relegion, politics and philosophy. Only towards the end of the 19th Century did psychology become a discipline of its own. Welcome to the Lifschitz Psychology Museum. This virtual museum provides a variety of exhibits regarding the many facets of psychology. The exhibits are designed to be friendly enough for anyone to enjoy, but also contain a wealth of intriguing information. It is our hope that your visit will be an enjoyable and educational experience.
The Zeiss II Planetarium Projector was the one and only planetarium projection system in service at The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S.A.
It was the last Zeiss Mark II to be constructed. The Carl Zeiss Company did not produce Zeiss Mark III (all are upgraded Mark II projectors) or Mark IV projectors until well into the 1950s.
Buhl Planetarium's Zeiss II was the fifth major planetarium projector in the Americas. Earlier Zeiss II projectors were installed at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago in 1930, Fels Planetarium of Franklin Institute in Philadelphia in 1933, Griffith Observatory and Planetarium in Los Angeles in 1935, and the original Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in 1935
Medicine has made tremendous progress in the 20th century. Information provided in this museum are on medicines, drugs & substances
which were in use during late 19th & early 20th century; the most important period for basic advancement of modern medicine, manufactured by nearly 148 manufacturers around the globe, in collection with a pharmacy established in 1912.
The New England Wireless and Steam Museum is composed of five buildings as shown in the image below. The red building on the left houses the wireless collection. The next building to the right is the Massie Wireless System station, "PJ", built in 1907. It is the oldest surviving working wireless station in the world. It was moved to this site from Point Judith, RI.to avoid demolition. The building in the center houses the stationary steam engine collection. This collection includes the only surviving George H. Corliss engine running under steam today. The next building to the right is the Mayes building named in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Thorn L. Mayes, longtime supporters of the museum. The Mayes building houses the library and the collection of steam engine models. The building at the far right is a meeting house built in 1822. This building was also moved to this site to avoid demolition. The meeting house is available for meetings and weddings, etc.
I størst oplag kom dog den klassiske tier, der ligesom plovmanden skiftede tekst fra den viste til "Nationalbankens sedler indløses med guld efter gældende lov" i 1930. Nederst vises Heilmanns første udkast til tieren. Der er sket væsentlige ændringer mellem det og det endelige resultat.
The University of Virginia's Computer Museum was conceived and created by Professor Gabriel Robins, who also serves as its curator.
The museum contains various computer-related artifacts, both historical and modern. Most of the artifacts shown here are physically located in display cases in the hallways of the Department of Computer Science (Olsson Hall) at the University of Virginia.
These artifacts came from the personal collections of some of our faculty members, and several other donors, including Professor Sam Cooke of the University of Louisville. To see an enlarged view of any or the artifacts / photos, please click on it.
The Computer Museum of America has selected 10 computer pioneers to be inducted into the Computer Hall of Fame this summer, Museum Curator David Weil announced.
Half the 10 new inductees were selected by the public in an online poll. The other half of the Class of 2002 were chosen by a select panel of the Computer Museum of America.
