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- The Politics of Experience, 1967 -
- 1967
- Collections - Artifact
The Politics of Experience, 1967
- Engine Designed by Glenn Curtiss for the Aerial Experiment Association's "Silver Dart" Airplane, 1908-1909 - In 1907, Alexander Graham Bell recruited a team of young aviation enthusiasts for his elite Aerial Experiment Association (AEA). The group produced a string of airplanes that ultimately achieved manned flight and contributed key developments to the fledgling field of aviation. AEA "motor expert" Glenn Curtiss designed this water-cooled engine to prevent overheating and allow for longer flights.
- 1908-1909
- Collections - Artifact
Engine Designed by Glenn Curtiss for the Aerial Experiment Association's "Silver Dart" Airplane, 1908-1909
In 1907, Alexander Graham Bell recruited a team of young aviation enthusiasts for his elite Aerial Experiment Association (AEA). The group produced a string of airplanes that ultimately achieved manned flight and contributed key developments to the fledgling field of aviation. AEA "motor expert" Glenn Curtiss designed this water-cooled engine to prevent overheating and allow for longer flights.
- The Adirondack Experience, Your Vacation Guide, circa 1960 - Established in 1885, the Adirondack Forest Preserve in upstate New York has been a popular vacation destination for people in the northeast. This circa 1960 guidebook outlined a host of activities, including water sports, hiking, fishing, scenic and historic attractions, and traveling the open road among other possibilities that vacationers to the Adirondacks Mountains could enjoy.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
The Adirondack Experience, Your Vacation Guide, circa 1960
Established in 1885, the Adirondack Forest Preserve in upstate New York has been a popular vacation destination for people in the northeast. This circa 1960 guidebook outlined a host of activities, including water sports, hiking, fishing, scenic and historic attractions, and traveling the open road among other possibilities that vacationers to the Adirondacks Mountains could enjoy.
- Experiment in Rotating Fields, 1890-1900 -
- 1890-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Experiment in Rotating Fields, 1890-1900
- Experience Design in a Socially Distant World - Join Josh Goldblum, CEO and founder of the experience design agency Bluecadet for the first session in our new virtual talk series, THF Conversations. Hosted by The Henry Ford’s curator of communication and information technology, Kristen Gallerneaux via Zoom, attendees have the chance to ask their own questions during the session. THF Conversations is part of The Henry Ford’s <a tabindex="0" href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/weareinnovationnation" target="" force-new-state="true">#WeAreInnovationNation</a> learning series. Held on Zoom, each session will feature leaders in their field as they discuss the topic and challenges facing us today.
- May 04, 2020
- Collections - Video
Experience Design in a Socially Distant World
Join Josh Goldblum, CEO and founder of the experience design agency Bluecadet for the first session in our new virtual talk series, THF Conversations. Hosted by The Henry Ford’s curator of communication and information technology, Kristen Gallerneaux via Zoom, attendees have the chance to ask their own questions during the session. THF Conversations is part of The Henry Ford’s #WeAreInnovationNation learning series. Held on Zoom, each session will feature leaders in their field as they discuss the topic and challenges facing us today.
- 1911 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Product of 14 Years' Experience" - This 1911 advertisement praised the Baker Motor Vehicle Company's fourteen years of "invention and achievement" as an electric car manufacturer. Similar ads touted the vehicle's other advantages. Baker electrics were simple to use, reliable, safe, clean, and elegantly styled -- qualities implied by the ad's artwork.
- April 20, 1911
- Collections - Artifact
1911 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Product of 14 Years' Experience"
This 1911 advertisement praised the Baker Motor Vehicle Company's fourteen years of "invention and achievement" as an electric car manufacturer. Similar ads touted the vehicle's other advantages. Baker electrics were simple to use, reliable, safe, clean, and elegantly styled -- qualities implied by the ad's artwork.
- Fertilizer Experiments with Cotton, Bulletin No. 3, 1899 - George Washington Carver directed the Agricultural Experiment Station at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Soil was the foundation of his work, and he urged farm families to incorporate biomass as well as natural and chemical fertilizers to replace nutrients leached out of soils by extensive cotton cultivation.
- 1899
- Collections - Artifact
Fertilizer Experiments with Cotton, Bulletin No. 3, 1899
George Washington Carver directed the Agricultural Experiment Station at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Soil was the foundation of his work, and he urged farm families to incorporate biomass as well as natural and chemical fertilizers to replace nutrients leached out of soils by extensive cotton cultivation.
- Experiments in Art and Technology Postcard, 1967-1971 - Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.
- 1966-1971
- Collections - Artifact
Experiments in Art and Technology Postcard, 1967-1971
Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.
- Pamphlet, "Some Aeronautical Experiments," Wilbur Wright, 1901 - In 1901, aviation pioneer and Wright brothers mentor Octave Chanute invited Wilbur Wright to address the Western Society of Engineers in Chicago, Illinois. Wilbur described the brothers' glider experiments near Kitty Hawk in 1900 and 1901. The speech questioned accepted data on wing design, and it established the Wrights' aeronautical work as some of the most advanced in the field.
- September 18, 1901
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Pamphlet, "Some Aeronautical Experiments," Wilbur Wright, 1901
In 1901, aviation pioneer and Wright brothers mentor Octave Chanute invited Wilbur Wright to address the Western Society of Engineers in Chicago, Illinois. Wilbur described the brothers' glider experiments near Kitty Hawk in 1900 and 1901. The speech questioned accepted data on wing design, and it established the Wrights' aeronautical work as some of the most advanced in the field.
- "Twenty-Five Years' Experience in Wool-Carding and Spinning," 1869 -
- 1869
- Collections - Artifact
"Twenty-Five Years' Experience in Wool-Carding and Spinning," 1869