- SciTrek
The Science & Technology Museum of Atlanta, usually known as SciTrek, was located at 395 Piedmont Avenue (coord|33.766|-84.3816|display=inline,title) in
Atlanta, Georgia , next to theAtlanta Civic Center . Due to lack of funding from the state, it was forced to close in2004 , but hopes to reopen again later. All of itsdisplay s were sold orauction ed.One of the top ten
science center s in the U.S., SciTrek housed more than 140 exhibits appealing to all age ranges. The interactive displays offered visitors the opportunity to explore and discover the marvels of the scientific world, with a special Kidscape section specially designed for the two to seven years age group. TheMathematica exhibit detailed the major achievements in the history of mathematics from the twelfth century as well as explaining mathematical formulae including thelaws of planetary motion andprobability theory . Other exhibits focused ongenerating electricity in unusual ways, creating energy frommagnetism , 'freezing shadows' or stepping inside akaleidoscope .
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