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Reinventing Immunity
Through September 2021 Vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest inventions. Learn what makes your immune system tick and meet inventors like Edward Jenner and Jonas Salk who met big challenges with even bigger solutions. Explore the science, history, and humanity behind vaccines in this interactive exhibit. |
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Eureka!
Through September 2021 Eureka! When an idea evolves into an invention, that idea can change the world. But where do ideas come from? Draw, tinker, prototype, and play as you meet the inventors who transformed history, one idea at a time, and learn how big challenges inspire inventors to find even bigger solutions. |
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Coming Soon
Opening May 21, 2021
Children today can feel removed from how common items in their lives are made – their toys, clothes and more.
How People Make Things tells the story of how everyday items are manufactured and brings to life the people, ideas and technology that transform raw materials into finished products. This exhibit is inspired by the Mister Rogers' Factory Tours. Through his factory tours, Fred Rogers took complex issues and made them understandable, relatable and fascinating to children.
How People Make Things was created by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh in collaboration with Family Communications, Inc. (FCI), the producer of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, and the University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out-of-School Environments (UPCLOSE). The exhibit was supported in part by the National Science Foundation and The Grable Foundation and locally funded in part by Visit Gainesville, Alachua County and Campus USA Credit Union.
How People Make Things tells the story of how everyday items are manufactured and brings to life the people, ideas and technology that transform raw materials into finished products. This exhibit is inspired by the Mister Rogers' Factory Tours. Through his factory tours, Fred Rogers took complex issues and made them understandable, relatable and fascinating to children.
How People Make Things was created by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh in collaboration with Family Communications, Inc. (FCI), the producer of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, and the University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out-of-School Environments (UPCLOSE). The exhibit was supported in part by the National Science Foundation and The Grable Foundation and locally funded in part by Visit Gainesville, Alachua County and Campus USA Credit Union.
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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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