The Edison Tech Center

The Edison Tech Center celebrates the past, present, and future of engineering:

Engineers have built our world, and the Edison Tech Center stands as a tribute to the men and women who have a passion for tinkering, experimenting, and inventing. The center is a resource for learning both online and on-site. The center is located in the historic Mohawk and Hudson Valley region - one of the centers of North America's engineering legacy.

The hands-on tactile experience is a very important part of the center's mission. The greatest engineers of humanity began with an interest of tinkering and hands-on experimentation. The center provides access to incredible artifacts of technological history in the dynamic "engineer's workshop".

News and Events:
Happy 2012 everyone! this year there will be some exciting new events and programs both on site and accessible via internet. The IEEE lighting program is near completion, this series of web pages and videos forms a complete educational course on the 12 main forms of electric light. The lighting exhibit is undergoing further improvements to better organize lamps and link the exhibit with the online material. A digital work station will be available on site for taking the full electric light course. Look out for an ad on this page to announce completion.

ETC videos just surpassed over 1,000,000 views on YouTube on several channels. Our videos promote all aspects of engineering including history, biographies, interesting sites and "how it works". See the latest videos here.

In the summer we expect a world premier of the Rice Legacy Documentary, there are plans in the works for a special exhibition of both a 1901 Baker Electric and 1914 Detroit electric car for the event. In April the Edison hosts the Steinmetz Day event in honor of one of the greatest electrical engineers of the early 20th century. Like us on Facebook to stay in touch with upcoming events.

What's New:
1/9/2012 - Edison Tech Center videos exceed 1,000,000 views on YouTube over a 2 year period
12/20/2011 - History of Christmas lights exhibit at the Edison in Schenectady see a video here.
11/05/2011 - New page on electric motor pioneer Galileo Ferraris and Early AC Power History Article
10/05/2011 - New videos released with engineering pioneers Arne Loft, Lionel Barthold, and Bill Morris
9/9/2011 - New Lighting page
9/02/2011 - New videos on the Niskayuna High School Engineering Design and Development projects
7/29/2011 - New videos and history page on the development of the Gas Turbine with Arnie Loft
6/26/2011 - ETC volunteer Bill Kornrumpf begins the "Engineers Ride Across the USA"
3/22/2011 - Updated web pages on Pioneers William Cermak, Robert N. Hall
3/18/2011 - Edison Tech Center tour and discussion with US Congressman Paul Tonko

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