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Encyclopedia > The Tech Museum of Innovation

The Tech Museum of Innovation, or simply The Tech, is a museum located in the heart of Silicon Valley, in downtown San Jose, California USA. Focusing on technology and its effects, The Tech serves as an important educational and cultural resource for tourists and local residents alike. A view of downtown San Jose, the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Nickname: Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning to cultivate, generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ...

Main entrance to the Museum

Planning began in 1978, and the first 20,000 square foot (2,000 m²) temporary exhibit finally opened in 1990. In October of 1998, it opened a brand new 132,000 square feet (12,000 m²) facility, and has had 2,800,000 visitors. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1895 KB) Summary Photographer: Elizabeth B. Thomsen Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: The Tech Museum of Innovation Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1895 KB) Summary Photographer: Elizabeth B. Thomsen Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: The Tech Museum of Innovation Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...


The museum is composed of three floors, each with its own significance. The ground floor has the main entrance, a gift shop and cafe, the Imax theater, and a recreational area that is reserved for special events. The second floor focuses on permanent exhibits that often become modified, and the below- ground floor contains areas for temporary exhibits that are usually changed.


The Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater (named after Mike and Joan Hackworth) is one of the popular features, and shows a wide variety of movies (such as Harry Potter, The Polar Express, Roving Mars) and educational films. IMAX theatre at the Melbourne Museum complex, Australia BFI London IMAX by night IMAX dome in Guayaquil, Ecuador IMAX (short for Image Maximum) is a film format created by Canadas IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film display... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... The Polar Express is a 1985 childrens book (ISBN 0-86264-143-8) written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, a former professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. ...

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Exhibits

Students watching the G-Force bike spinning with a rider on it.

The Tech has many exhibits dealing with energy efficiency, customization, exploration, and the force of gravity such as the G-Force. Students can make their own contraptions using the popular board game: Mouse Trap. You can also get a "Tech Tag" to do experiments, take pictures, collect cards with them and save it on your Tech Tag. At home, you can log on to a personal website and look at them. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Mouse Trap is a 1981 arcade game released by Exidy similar to Pac-Man. ...


Location

The Tech Museum of Innovation
201 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
USA
+1 (408) 294-TECH

See also

The Childrens Discovery Museum is located in San Jose, California. ...

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The Tech Museum of Innovation | Education (265 words)
Whether in the museum or extended to the home, we are committed to lifelong learning and providing educational experiences for children, families and adults alike.
The Tech Museum of Innovation and Galileo Educational Services present The Tech Museum Summer Camps, hands-on classes that bring the exciting world of science and technology to kids in the most interactive science playground in Silicon Valley.
Museum Professionals are welcome to browse our document library to learn more about our research results and best practices; as well as our partnerships with local school districts and community based youth organizations.
The Tech Museum of Innovation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (227 words)
The Tech Museum of Innovation, or simply The Tech, is a museum located in the heart of Silicon Valley, in downtown San Jose, California USA.
Focusing on technology and its effects, The Tech serves as an important educational and cultural resource for tourists and local residents alike.
The museum is composed of three floors, each with its own significance.
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