displaying science and technology at world's fairs and museums in the twentieth century Canadelli, Elena 1977- Beretta, Marco Ronzon, Laura text bibliography dcu 2019 2019 monographic eng

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xv, 263 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. "As part of the Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press Artefacts Book Series, Behind the Exhibit: Displaying Science and Technology at World's Fairs and Museums in the Twentieth Century brings together museum curators and historians who tackle the problem of how to display science, technology, and history to the public in ways that engage as well as educate. The case studies within show how, during the course of nearly a century, world's fairs and museums became public spaces for the representation of scientific discovery and technological innovation in relation to national rhetoric, use of history, and the challenging idea of modernity. The essays cover how science and technology have been presented at world's fairs, exhibitions and museums in the United States, Europe, Russia and Japan from the end of the nineteenth century to 1970. What emerges is a study of the tension between basic science and technological applications, the multilayered role of history, the appearance and disappearance of artifacts, and the search for a balance between entertainment and education."-- edited by Elena Canadelli, Marco Beretta, and Laura Ronzon ; managing editor, Martin Collins, Smithsonian Institution ; series editors, Robert Bud, Science Museum, London, Bernard Finn, Smithsonian Institution, Helmuth Trischler, Deutsches Museum. Includes bibliographical references and index. Science Exhibitions Technological innovations Exhibitions Exhibitions Q105.A1 B46 2019 507.4 B4196 SI 1.2:EX 4 SI 1.2:EX 4 9781944466220 1944466223 2018034218 DGPO/DLC 180718 20190920143753.0 20596232 eng