Life on Display
Revolutionizing U.S. Museums of Science and Natural History in the Twentieth Century
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Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Mission of Display
1 “A Vision of the Future”: The New Museum Idea and Display Reform, 1890–1915
2 The Drama of the Diorama, 1910–1935
3 Displays in Motion: Experimentation and Stagnation in Exhibition, 1925–1940
4 Diversifying Displays, Diverging Museums: Postwar Life Science Education, 1941–1956
5 “An Investment in the Future of America”: Competing Pedgogies in Post-Sputnik Museums, 1957–1969
6 The Exploratorium Effect: Redefining Relevance and Interactive Display, 1969–1980
7 From Diversity to Standardization: Edutainment and Engagement in Museums at the End of the Century, 1976–2005
Notes
Bibliographic Essay on Sources
Bibliography
Index
History of Education Society: History of Education Society Outstanding Book Award
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Media Ecology Association: Lewis Mumford Award, Ecology of Technics
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AERA Division F: New Scholar's Book Award
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Biological Sciences: Natural History
Earth Sciences: History of Earth Sciences
Education: Education--General Studies
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