Innovative Engineers
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Gordon Current Science & Technology Center
The end products of engineering are everywhere, from bridges to blow dryers, iPods to plastic wrap. This exhibit brings some long-overdue attention to the engineering leaders who solve everyday challenges both large and small. Its collection of biographical stories shows how the paths to engineering success are as diverse as the remarkable inventions developed by the individuals featured here.
Get to know five engineers whose childhood fascinations led them to pursue big accomplishments that literally changed the world. Learn about the engineering process, then test your skills in the new permanent home for our popular Design Challenges program, in which visitors solve an engineering puzzle using provided materials.
You can also find the results of real-life design challenges throughout the Museum; Innovative Engineers includes satellite mini-exhibits around the Exhibit Halls. Discover Alexander Graham Bell in the Messages exhibit, and learn about Edwin Land near the polarized light collage in the Atrium. As additional innovators are featured in Innovative Engineers, its "alumni" will also move out into other exhibits, allowing visitors to further connect technological innovations with the minds behind them.
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