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THE DANCE OF CHANCE ... Growing Order Out of Randomness

August 1, 1993 - July 31, 1998 | Exhibitions
This exhibit will integrate graphics, artifacts, highly interactive electro-mechanical demonstration devices together with state of the art interactive educational computer technology to demonstrate how probability shapes nature. It will draw its examples from a variety of scientific fields including physics, chemistry, earth sciences, and biology. It is planned as a permanent addition to the Museum's exhibition program, but will be designed to facilitate easy reproduction for individual copies or for circulation as a travelling exhibit. Millions of visitors--families, teachers, children form diverse communities--will gain a first hand aesthetic appreciation of the pattern finding process of scientific investigation as well as a better understanding of the usefulness of mathematics in explaining how the natural world works.

Funders

NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 9353490
Funding Amount: 706484

TEAM MEMBERS

  • H. Eugene Stanley
    Principal Investigator
    Boston University
  • Douglas Smith
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Boston University
  • Edwin Taylor
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Boston University
  • Discipline: Chemistry | Geoscience and geography | Life science | Mathematics | Physics
    Audience: Families | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | General Public | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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