<https://www.physics.wisc.edu/ingersollmuseum>
February 14, 2018
Vol. I
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<https://www.physics.wisc.edu/ingersollmuseum>
Celebrating 100 years
It was 100 years ago when the Leonard R. Ingersoll Physics Museum was
established. The museum was conceived by Professor Snow and Professor
Ingersoll in 1917 and was fully established in 1918 upon the occupancy
of Sterling Hall. The establishment of this museum, known at the time as
the Historical Museum, made it the first museums of its kind in the
country that focused on physics in a kid friendly way.
Following Professor Ingersoll death in 1958, the physics department
renamed the museum to Leonard R. Ingersoll Physics Museum to honor his
dedicated for the success of the Historical museum.
So we try hard to keep with tradition. All our exhibits are designed and
constructed to give the visitor a hands-on experience of the physics
concepts and to put physics in the fingertips of the young.
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Celebrating 100 years
We're celebrating our one hundredth year with several new exhibited and
open-house weekend throughout the year. One can fine events on our
calendar <https://www.physics.wisc.edu/ingersollmuseum/tourcalendar>.
We are also Celebrating 100 year of radio with the recreation of
9XM<https://radio.physics.wisc.edu/>
Above is the original 9XM transmitter and below is our replica.
For a limited time, the working replica will be on display within the
museum.
For more info go to:
https://radio.physics.wisc.edu/
New Banners
The new museum banners will market our locating around Chamberlin Hall
<https://www.physics.wisc.edu/resources/findus> for the next year with
style. They sport our new logo, thanks to our outreach committee and
members from the UW-IceCube Research Center
<http://icecube.wisc.edu/about/overview> for the design and thanks to
FPM <https://facilities.fpm.wisc.edu/> for the insulation. We have also
carried the new museum logo inside Chamberlain. Guiding your way to the
museum's location on the second floor with arrow on the entryway doors
and corridors
Up Coming Events
<http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/wop.htm>
The 35th annual showing of the Wonders of Physics
<http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/wop.htm>.
Saturday February 17th at 1pm, 4pm, & 7pm and Sunday February 18th at
1pm & 4pm.
Tour Calendar
<https://www.physics.wisc.edu/ingersollmuseum/tourcalendar>
* Open House
* Physics Fair
* Waubesa Intermediate School
* Middleton Cross Plains
* New Glarus Math Team
Tour Request
Two ways to request a tour:
1. *Campus and Visitor Relations <https://info.wisc.edu/campus-tours/>*
2. *Museum Tour Request Form
<https://www.physics.wisc.edu/ingersollmuseum/tour-req>*
For groups of 40 or more *w**e strongly suggest that you contact Campus
and Visitor Relations <https://info.wisc.edu/campus-tours/> to schedule
your large group tours, for they may **require special accommodations.
*We highly recommend that groups larger then 50 are broken into 2 or
more smaller groups with a max of 30 kids each, for back-to-back tours.
Campus and Visitor Relations is much better equipped to help you with
such logistics as parking and can suggest other UW campus venues
<https://info.wisc.edu/campus-tours/k12-field-trips/>to visit in the
interim.
Send your questions and comments via our Feedback Form
<https://www.physics.wisc.edu/ingersollmuseum/feedback>.
To add a friend or remove your email go to:
https://lists.physics.wisc.edu/listinfo/museum-news.
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