LEADER 02149nam 22003973 450 001 9910812866403321 005 20230629225227.0 010 $a9781789146400$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9781789146394 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7027123 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7027123 035 $a(CKB)24106337500041 035 $a(BIP)083456753 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924106337500041 100 $a20220705d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCurious Devices and Mighty Machines $eExploring Science Museums 210 1$aLondon :$cReaktion Books, Limited,$d2022. 210 4$dİ2022. 215 $a1 online resource (270 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Alberti, Samuel J. M. M. Curious Devices and Mighty Machines London : Reaktion Books, Limited,c2022 9781789146394 327 $aCover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. How Collections Came To Be -- 2. Collecting Science -- 3. Treasures of The Storeroom -- 4. Engaging Objects -- 5. Campaigning with Collections -- 6. Lively Collections -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Acknowledgements -- Index. 330 8 $aScience museums have paradoxes at their core. They must be accessible and fun while representing increasingly complex science. They must be both historic and contemporary. Their exhibits attract millions, but most of their objects remain in deep storage, seldom seen. This book delves into these conflicts, revealing the secret lives of science curators; where science objects come from and who uses them; and, ultimately, what science museums are for. With an insiders eye, Samuel J.M.M. Alberti exposes the idiosyncratic past and intriguing current practices of these institutions - and sets out a map for their future. 610 $aScience 676 $a507.4 700 $aAlberti$b Samuel J. M. M$0879489 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910812866403321 996 $aCurious Devices and Mighty Machines$94086643 997 $aUNINA