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Lewis Latimer: Lighting the Way
Through May 9, 2021 The late 1800s saw tremendous change: the abolition of slavery, the dawn of the Electric Age, and the rise of a new kind of American icon: The Inventor. Explore how Lewis Latimer embodied all of these changes & more! |
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Age of Electricity: Latimer, Edison, and Tesla
Through May 9, 2021 In the late 19th century, America entered an Age of Invention. Innovative ideas swept the country as inventors raced to bring their creations to market. No one embodies these creative leaps in technology as well as Lewis Latimer, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Tesla. In our exciting new theme, explore Latimer’s work drafting patents for the lightbulb and the telephone, Edison’s inventions of sound recording and the motion picture; and Tesla’s work on wireless technology. It was the start of the world as we know it today. |
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Permanent
The Sweat Solution
Gatorade from concept to commercialization and beyond...
The Sweat Solution provides a summary answer to that delicate but necessary question posed in 1965, "Why don't football players ever urinate during a game?" The exhibit will showcase the invention of Gatorade, the lives saved because of its science, the industries that emerged from its invention, and its incredible global impact.
Gatorade from concept to commercialization and beyond...
The Sweat Solution provides a summary answer to that delicate but necessary question posed in 1965, "Why don't football players ever urinate during a game?" The exhibit will showcase the invention of Gatorade, the lives saved because of its science, the industries that emerged from its invention, and its incredible global impact.
Mothers of Invention
Audio Tour Available
Everyone says that necessity is the mother of invention, but at the Cade, we see inventions born from all of these Mothers of Invention: Necessity, Curiosity, Imagination, Iteration, and Serendipity. Around Rotunda, see examples of inventors who exemplify these concepts. Click the button below to read more about the exhibit and listen to the audio tour.
Audio Tour Available
Everyone says that necessity is the mother of invention, but at the Cade, we see inventions born from all of these Mothers of Invention: Necessity, Curiosity, Imagination, Iteration, and Serendipity. Around Rotunda, see examples of inventors who exemplify these concepts. Click the button below to read more about the exhibit and listen to the audio tour.
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