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 | Let's Get Small: The Shrinking World of Microelectronics | | Small technologies with big significance, microelectronic devices and systems profoundly changed the history of the past four decades and are at the center of a striking scientific revolution today. | | See the stories | |  | Microwaves: From Your Kitchen to the Edges of the Universe | | Tiny microwaves help keep our skies safe, guide missiles, predict the weather, explore outer space, detect and treat cancer, and help keep us connected. Learn how it all happens here! | | See the stories | |  | Powering the Electrical Revolution: Women and Technology | | Meet the exceptional women who overcame social barriers to make achievements in the fields of math and science and the ordinary women who made contributions to the telegraph, telephone, industrial manufacturing, and computing industries. | | See the stories | |  | Small is Big: The Coming Nanotechnology Revolution | | The future is nanotechnology, molecule-size machines that will change factories, reshape the environment, cure diseases, and greatly expand our technological horizons. Learn more about these microscopic technologies here. | | See the stories | |  | Socket to Me!: How Electricity Came to Be | | A brief history of electricity and its applications, this introductory exhibit provides a broad perspective on the history and social impact of electricity, electronics, and computers. | | See the stories | |  | Songs in the Key of E | | We all know electrification changed music (insert name of your favorite guitar hero here), but there’s a whole other range of instruments that relies on electronics to work. From the Singing Arc to the spooky tunes of the Theremin to the techno pop of the synthesizer, learn how electronic instruments have married the interests of engineers and musicians. | | See the stories | |  | The Beat Goes On: How Sounds are Recorded and Played | | As the music recording industry struggles to survive, the history of sound recording has never been more relevant. Learn how people have captured sound from the earliest sound wave experiments to the latest digital recording technology. | | See the stories | |  | Thomas Edison: A Lifetime of Invention | | No, he didn’t invent the light bulb, but Edison created lots of things that transformed our world. Learn more about America’s greatest inventor, from his entrepreneurial youth to the disappointments of his later years. | | See the stories | |  | World War II: How War Impacted Technology; How Technology Impacted War | | World War II was the first technological war. From the battlefield to the home front, see how war-era technology helped reshape socials roles and the military and political landscapes. | | See the stories | |
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