Verlag | Deutsches Museum |
Auflage | 2024 |
Seiten | 342 |
Format | 23,5 x 2,5 x 30,5 cm |
Gewicht | 2048 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 3948808260 |
EAN | 9783948808266 |
Bestell-Nr | 94880826A |
Since 1903, the Deutsches Museum has been an impressive testimony to mankind's insatiable curiosity and boundless creativity. It is one of the world's leading museums of science and technology, housing one of the largest collections of masterpieces in these fields.With over 250 stunning photographs, this book offers a fascinating insight into the world of the Deutsches Museum. It begins by tracing the Museum's eventful history, before presenting the 20 new and redesigned permanent exhibitions on the Museumsinsel in Munich city centre. It also introduces the four branch museums as well as everything else the Deutsches Museum has to offer - the Archives, the Library, the Research Institute and much, much more!Highlights from all areas are presented here, including iconic masterpieces such as the Benz Patent Motor Car and Joseph von Fraunhofer's prism spectral apparatus, alongside newer objects and media stations like the Sycamore quantum processor and a giant interactive periodic ta ble of the elements. The famous "Iron Annie" all-metal aircraft, Foucault's pendulum and the incredible robot guitarist "Fingers" are absolute must-sees. Treasures from the Archives and depots also feature in the book - from the legendary Magdeburg hemispheres to Otto Hahn's notebook documenting the discovery of nuclear fission.