[Sci-tech-public] MIT MUSEUM EVENTS: Clipper Ships & Slip Sticks

[Debbie Meinbresse]

>Catch two gallery talks by MIT Museum curators, Feb 5 & 16 - tales of 
>romance and speed, precision and engineering:
>
>
>Saturday, February 5
>Gallery Talk: Clipper Ships & Gold
>In conjunction with current exhibition The Clipper Ship Era (through July 
>10), Kurt Hasselbalch, curator of the MIT Museum Hart Nautical Collection, 
>discusses sudden impact of California gold rush on  evolving clipper ship 
>industry and explores how dramatic, unforeseen market forces can effect 
>technology, the economy, and society.
>* 2pm
>* Free with Museum admission
>* For more exhibition and events info, sail to 
>http://web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/main.html
>
>Wednesday, February 16
>Object Lessons: The Greatest Tools on Earth-MIT Slide Rule Collection
>Movie directors seeking to depict engineers from a certain era make sure 
>they have plenty of slide rules as props. Your mind's eye sees short 
>sleeve white shirt, pocket protector, hands deftly manipulating  slide 
>rule in search of answer to some mathematical equation. For a century or 
>so, it was magical tool that helped engineers design everything from 
>skyscrapers to space shuttles.
>
>Whether you knew how to use a slide rule or just wish you did, Curator of 
>Science and Technology Deborah Douglas introduces the MIT Museum's amazing 
>collection, including the newly acquired Keuffel & Esser Company Slide 
>Rule Collection.
>* Part of ongoing series of gallery talks focusing on stories behind items 
>drawn from Museum collections.
>* Noon - 1pm
>* Free admission; refreshments provided
>More information: (617) 253-5297 or  http://web.mit.edu/museum.
>
>MIT Museum
>265 Massachusetts Avenue
>Cambridge, MA 02139
>(Map: http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=MIT+Museum&mapsearch=go)
>
>* Hours: Tues - Fri 10 am - 5 pm; Sat & Sun Noon - 5 pm. Closed holidays.
>* Admission: Adults - $5, youth under 18, students, seniors - $2, children 
>under 5 and MIT ID holders - free.
>* Free the third Sunday of each month
>* Wheelchair accessible
>--
>Jack Curtis
>Public Relations & Marketing Office
>617-253-4422
>jcurtis at mit.edu
>
>MIT Museum
>265 Massachusetts Ave, Bldg. N52
>Cambridge, MA 02139
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>
>A great place to explore ideas, invention, and innovation
>http://web.mit.edu/museum
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