Deutsches Museum: Ingenious Inventions and Masterpieces of Science and Technology [Hardcover]

Wolf Peter Fehlhammer (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2003

Celebrating the centenary of the world's largest interactive science museum, this volume offers a history of astonishing discoveries as it takes readers through the museum's countless treasures. Founded by German engineer Oskar von Miller in 1903, the Deutsches Museum in Munich was designed as a place of learning and entertainment. It continues to be a centre of cutting-edge developments as it constantly modernizes to follow recent achievements in science and technology. With over 600 illustrations, the book shows the museum's collection, while documenting the building's history and the collection's dynamic evolution. Filled with information about exciting international discoveries in the fields of the physical and natural sciences, from acoustics to zeppelins, mining to hydraulics, this is a valuable insight for anyone interested in the history - and art - of science.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 299 pages
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3791328182
• ISBN-13: 978-3791328188
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 10.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,788,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of a great museum, June 14, 2010

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The book is beautiful with lots of pictures to give the reader a real sense of the enormity of the museum. A great coffee table book to have and excellent conversation starter. Many people don't realize how big this museum is. This book covers alot of areas we didn't get to see when we were there. However, nothing is as good as actually being there.