Curious Devices and Mighty Machines

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If I were to recommend only one book about recent trends in museums of science and technology, it would be this one. Curious Devices offers self-reflexive answers to a crucial question: how have leading museums around the globe developed innovative ways of making sense of their collections - in and beyond the museum walls?' * Helmuth Trischler, Head of Research, Deutsches Museum * Sam Alberti covers the whole territory of science museums from their history to the politics of displaying science and technology. It is high time for a new monograph on this topic, and this impressive volume will quickly become the standard work on the subject.' * Tim Boon, Head of Research and Public History, the Science Museum Group * To read Curious Devices and Mighty Machines is to visit not just one museum but many from around the world with a wonderfully insightful and engaged curator. Sam Alberti is a marvellous companion to the life, wonders, challenges and quirks of science museums.' * Sharon Macdonald, Director of the Centre for Anthropological Research on Museums and Heritage (CARMAH), Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin *