Abstract :
Volunteer electrical engineers outside the United States and their children find museums in their countries fun, serious, and varied in the ways they try to educate budding engineers. This paper presents reviews of 20 museums in eight nations. General observations are given on the exhibits, admission fees, hands-on demonstrations, and how conducive the museums were to learning
Keywords :
engineering education; humanities; admission fees; exhibits; hands-on demonstrations; international science museums; international technology museum; learning; Australia; Coils; Computer displays; Engineering management; Internet; Natural languages; Power engineering and energy; Solid state circuits; Sparks; Technology management;