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- GM 6-71 Diesel Engine, Used on Jacques Cousteau's Ship "Calypso" - The adaptable Detroit Diesel Series 71 engine, introduced in 1938, powered a wide range of equipment including trucks, buses, farm tractors, and stationary generators. This six-cylinder example drove an electric generator aboard <em>Calypso</em>, the research ship used by French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. The dependable <em>Calypso</em> engine provided more than 100,000 hours of service from 1943 until its replacement in 1981.
- 1950-1981
- Collections - Artifact
GM 6-71 Diesel Engine, Used on Jacques Cousteau's Ship "Calypso"
The adaptable Detroit Diesel Series 71 engine, introduced in 1938, powered a wide range of equipment including trucks, buses, farm tractors, and stationary generators. This six-cylinder example drove an electric generator aboard Calypso, the research ship used by French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. The dependable Calypso engine provided more than 100,000 hours of service from 1943 until its replacement in 1981.
- Poster, "Oasis in Space," circa 1975 - 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.
- circa 1975
- Collections - Artifact
Poster, "Oasis in Space," circa 1975
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.