Museums of Modern Science

Museums of Modern Science
(1999, NS 112)
Tore Frängsmyr, Svante Lindqvist
May 28-30, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm
Proceedings: Lindqvist (ed.); Museums of Modern Science, Science History Publications, (2000), USA.

ISBN: 0-88135-299-3
ISSN: 1404-7586

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Table of Contents
Introduction: Einstein's Pipe Svante Lindqvist	vii
The Issues: How to Explain Modern Science and How to Reach the Indifferent
Museums in the New Millennium Neil Cossons	3
Communication of Science in the Deutsches Museum: In Search of the Right Formula Wolf Peter Fehlhammer	17
The Musée des Arts et Métiers: Renovation Issues (1988-1998) Dominique Ferriot and Bruno Jacomy	29
Museums, Communities, and Contemporary Science Alan J. Friedman	43
The Level of Complexity: The Middle Way Between the Superficial and the Repellent
Beyond Understanding: Curatorship and Access in Science Museums Jim Bennett	55
Object Lessons Simon Schaffer	61
Experimental History of Science H. Otto Sibum	77
Fact and Fancy: Art in the Presentation of Science Ken Arnold	87
Virtual Museums: The Challenges of New Technology
New Technologies and the Objects of Science: Reflections on the Use of Multimedia Paolo Galluzzi	107
From Hands-On to Minds-On: Creativity in Science Museums Saroj Ghose	117
In Favor of Scientific Knowledge: The New Museums Jorge Wagensberg	129
Virtual Objects: Threat or Salvation? Doron Swade	139
Controversial Science Issues: Neither Apologetic Glorification nor "the Science War"
Context and Controversy Bernard S. Finn	151
The Power of the Pencil: Renegotiating the Museum-Visitor Relationship Through Discussion Exhibits Ben Gammon and Xerxes Mazda	159
"A-OK" to Y2K: Technological Confidence and History at the End of the Twentieth Century Robert Friedel	169
Communication and Communities: Changing Paradigms in Museum Pedagogy Eilean Hooper-Greenhill	179
Concluding Remarks John L. Heilbron	189
Notes on Contributors	193
Index of Names	197

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