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The Connecticut Science Center is a nine-story museum located on the Connecticut River in
Connecticut Science Center
- official site {{Authority control Museums in Hartford, Connecticut Science museums in Connecticut Museums established in 2009 2009 establishments in Connecticut
The Connecticut Science Center is a nine-story museum located on the Connecticut River in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...
designed by César Pelli & Associates, which opened on June 12, 2009. The building measures a total of , including of interactive exhibits consisting of videos, audios, visuals, tactile components, programs, and live demonstrations.
Development
Planning for the Connecticut Science Center began in 2001. The Science Center's goals are to promote the study of science by the state's youth and to encourage urban revitalization in Hartford. The state of Connecticut provided more than $100 million of support for the $165 million museum, and the balance was donated by businesses, foundations and individuals. The Connecticut Science Center is the first science center to generate most of its needed power from an on-site fuel cell. This step was a major one for the Connecticut Science Center and its steps towards being a Gold Level LEED) Certified green building. The 200-kilowatt fuel cell, built byUTC Power
UTC Power was a fuel cell company based in South Windsor, Connecticut. It was part of United Technologies Corporation; it was purchased by ClearEdge Power in February 2013. The company specialized in fuel cells for buildings, buses and autom ...
(a United Technologies Corp business based in South Windsor), generates 100 percent of the electricity the Science Center uses. The PureCell System
The PureCell System is a stationary phosphoric acid fuel cell designed, manufactured and marketed by Doosan Fuel Cell America (formerly ClearEdge Power/UTC Power) of South Windsor, Connecticut. Intended for distributed generation and micro com ...
is fueled with natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
, and does not use combustion. Instead, the fuel gas undergoes an electrochemical process that produces direct current electricity, heat, and water. Carbon dioxide gas is also released, as an undesirable byproduct of the fuel cell operation.
Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Science Theater
A stadium-seating-style theater that houses over 200 people, it has a screen, an 18,000-watt Dolby sound system, and utilizesDolby 3D
Dolby 3D (formerly known as Dolby 3D Digital Cinema) is a marketing name for a system from Dolby Laboratories, Inc. to show three-dimensional motion pictures in a digital cinema.
Technology
Dolby 3D uses a Dolby Digital Cinema projector that ...
technology and glasses.
See also
* List of museums in ConnecticutReferences
External links
Connecticut Science Center
- official site {{Authority control Museums in Hartford, Connecticut Science museums in Connecticut Museums established in 2009 2009 establishments in Connecticut