Treasures of the Powerhouse Museum

The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney attracts over one million visitors annually toxhibitions that stimulate, challenge, inform and entertain. The heart of theuseum is its important, wide and varied collection of objects tracing theistory of design and technology. In this book, Terence Measham, Director ofhe Powerhouse Museum, presents a selection of treasures from the collection.e offers a lively analysis of the historical, social, scientific, industrialnd artistic significance of these objects and their connections with onenother.;The book is about champions - past and present - whose inventionsnd developments have represented huge strides in science and technology;hose designs have changed our way of living and seeing; whose explorationnd endeavour have caused us to know our world better; and whose courage andeeds have served to make the world a better place. Illustrated in colourhroughout, the book presents a glimpse of the vast collection of Theowerhouse Museum.