ABSTRACT

It is clear that artifacts have the power to provoke thought, inspire action and arouse passions. There is evidence of this in the ever-increasing number of museums as well as in the ability of those museums to stimulate controversy through exhibits. As a consequence, much has been written analyzing the interaction between objects and museum visito

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter |30 pages

Wilhelm Cauer and his Mathematical Device

chapter |8 pages

Information Age—A Critique

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Collectors and Museums