Dec 9, 2006-Feb 25, 2007
New York Hall of Science
Are you interested in seeing science from above? Curious to see what impact one single person or invention can have? Keen to find pockets of innovation? Desperate for better tools to manage the information flood? Or are you simply fascinated by maps? Then visit the Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit at on display at the New York Hall of Science, Dec. 9, 2006 - Feb. 25, 2007.
The exhibit aims to demonstrate the power of maps to navigate and make sense of physical places and abstract topic spaces. The display at the New York Hall of Science features the first two of ten iterations of the Places & Spaces exhibit entitled 'The Power of Maps' and 'The Power of Reference Systems'. Also shown are an Illuminated Diagram display by W. Bradford Paley, Kevin Boyack, John Burgoon, Peter Kennard, and Richard Klavans and Worldprocessor globes by Ingo Günther. On display for the first time are hands-on science maps for kids with paintings by Fileve Palmer.
Exhibit Curators
Dr. Katy Börner <katy@indiana.edu> and Julie Smith <julmsmit@indiana.edu>Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Local Exhibit Curators
Marcia Rudy <mrudy@nyscience.org > and Stephen Uzzo <suzzo@nyscience.org > from the New York Hall of Science, New York CityAddress
New York Hall of Science47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368
Maps On Display
Additional Elements
Related Press
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Special Events
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Acknowledgements
Places & Spaces is curated by Dr. Katy Börner & Julie Smith, School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University with input from the exhibit's Advisory Board. We would like to thank Marcia Rudy and Stephen Uzzo from the New York Hall of Science for their expert advice and support.
The exhibit is sponsored by National Science Foundation awards IIS-0238261 and CHE-0524661; Thomson Scientific; David Rumsey; New York Hall of Science; Cyberinfastructure for Network Science Center, University Information Technology Services, and the School of Library and Information Science, all three at Indiana University.
