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Re: emergence of science centers
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Eric Siegel <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:25:07 -0400
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Museum of science and industry for sure. If Alan is listening he is probably the leading expert on this.  If we asked nicely maybe he would write a book. It would be timely and valuable. I think explo published a book on their history. First time I understood how oppenheim. Fostered the whole idea of informal science Ed and the funding stream through NSF 


Eric Siegel
Sent from my handheld, so please forgive the misspellings and awkward abbreviations.

On Mar 30, 2011, at 12:13 PM, Andrea Motto <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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> Hello friends and smart people,
> I'm working on a paper for a History of Science class regarding the
> social and political climate surrounding the emergence of science
> centers and I would love to get some perspective from the field. What
> are your criteria for a "science center" (as opposed to a museum,
> though there is certainly crossover) and which institutions do you
> consider to be the firsts in the field, that is, the people and places
> who founded our industry. How, if at all, do you make the distinction
> between a science center and a museum? When was the science center
> born and how do I know one when I see it? I'm sure there is no clear
> answer, but I would love to hear some opinions. Once I know the "what"
> and "when" I can start looking at the "how" and "why." I know of work
> on the history of the Exploratorium, but what other institutional
> histories are worthy of exploration?
> 
> -- 
> Andrea Motto
> Graduate Research Assistant
> Virginia Tech
> Blacksburg, VA
> [log in to unmask]
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