1. Lenin's house: Spiegelgasse 17.
In Zurich's Spiegelgasse is a house (No. 17) in which Lenin lived in 1917. In this street, too, was the cabaret in which Hans Arp and Tristan Tzara launched the Dadaist movement in 1916.
2. aha- geschenke, objekte, phaenomaene
A toy shop recommended by physicists for holding educational and fun things- all forms of spinning, oscillating and levitating devices. some of the physics is still esoteric enough to merit new work!! (REF: http://www.aha-zurich.ch/)
Oeffnungszeiten/Opening hours:
Tue - Fr 13.00 - 18.30
Sa 11.00 - 16.00
Levitron: the device that balances earths gravitational force with magnetism, and uses centrifugal forces to keep the levitation act on- for a few minutes. HERE is a paper on the theory. Based on the original theory developed by Prof. Sir M.V. Berry as an amusement!! Stumbled upon these nuggets in the library reading this book:
(transcript of TV interviews with some of the worlds most renowned scientists, who also do a great job explaining their work- notable Michael Berry, Richard Gregory)
3. Museums
A collective site for all Zurich museums (http://www.museen-zuerich.ch/).
a) Focus Terra at the ETHZ (Fed. Institute of Tech. Zurich)- geology and physics of the earth (earth science)
b) Uhrenmuseum Bayer (watch museum Bayer)- for anybody interested (who isn't) in mechanical machines, watches are the superlative. And the Swiss have made themselves a reputation.
c) Kunsthaus Zurich- art collection from Switzerland from 15-century to modern (from their own website)
In Zurich's Spiegelgasse is a house (No. 17) in which Lenin lived in 1917. In this street, too, was the cabaret in which Hans Arp and Tristan Tzara launched the Dadaist movement in 1916.
2. aha- geschenke, objekte, phaenomaene
A toy shop recommended by physicists for holding educational and fun things- all forms of spinning, oscillating and levitating devices. some of the physics is still esoteric enough to merit new work!! (REF: http://www.aha-zurich.ch/)
Oeffnungszeiten/Opening hours:
Tue - Fr 13.00 - 18.30
Sa 11.00 - 16.00
Levitron: the device that balances earths gravitational force with magnetism, and uses centrifugal forces to keep the levitation act on- for a few minutes. HERE is a paper on the theory. Based on the original theory developed by Prof. Sir M.V. Berry as an amusement!! Stumbled upon these nuggets in the library reading this book:
Talking Science
By Adam Hart-Davis
Adam Hart Davis has interviewed some of the most influential scientists and thinkers of our time. In this fascinating insight into modern science he presents the stories behind the science, the difficulties behind the discoveries and the future of the findings, as explained by the people themselves.
Adam Hart Davis talks with:- Jocelyn Bell Burnell (Bath, UK) Sir Michael Berry (Bristol, UK) Colleen Cavanaugh (Harvard, US) Richard Dawkins (Oxford, UK) . Loren Graham (MIT, US) Richard Gregory (Bristol, UK) Eric Lander (MIT, US) Lord May of Oxford (UK) John Maynard Smith (Sussex, UK) Rosalind Picard (MIT, US) Peter Raven (St Louis, US) Sir Martin Rees (Cambridge, UK) Eugenie Scott (Oakland, US) Lewis Wolpert (UCL, UK) |
3. Museums
A collective site for all Zurich museums (http://www.museen-zuerich.ch/).
a) Focus Terra at the ETHZ (Fed. Institute of Tech. Zurich)- geology and physics of the earth (earth science)
b) Uhrenmuseum Bayer (watch museum Bayer)- for anybody interested (who isn't) in mechanical machines, watches are the superlative. And the Swiss have made themselves a reputation.
c) Kunsthaus Zurich- art collection from Switzerland from 15-century to modern (from their own website)
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