The Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, OH and the Science and Technology Interactive Center in Naperville, IL collaboratively plan to develop a series of interactive exhibits on nuclear and particle physics that will convey to a wide audience an understanding of the fundamental nature of the universe and of the basic rules that underlie that universe. The purpose is to lead the visitors from the perceived complexities of our surroundings to an unperceived simpler features of the subnuclear world. The collaborators propose to develop two duplicate copies of eight exhibits, with one copy for display at each of the two institutions. They also look to making the plans available to other science centers inexpensively and on a copyright-free basis. An added feature of the project is the collaboration between the Center of Science and Industry, an established science center, and the Science and Technology Interactive Center, an emerging one.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
Application #
8955350
Program Officer
Roger D. Mitchell
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1990-06-01
Budget End
1993-05-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1989
Total Cost
$279,482
Indirect Cost
Name
Franklin County Historical Society
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Columbus
State
OH
Country
United States
Zip Code
43215