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Bechtel Gallery 3: Seeing & Reflections
Experiment with light and vision, sound, and hearing.
Our eyes and ears respond to light and sound waves, but these are just the first steps in perceiving the world. Playing with light and sound is the best way to learn how they work. Investigating real phenomena can also give you a deeper understanding of the scientific process.
Adapting to Color
Change your perception of color by flooding your eyes with colored light.
Ames Chairs
What we see can depend on what we expect to see.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Animation Station
A stop-motion animation is made of many pictures, each slightly different from the last.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Animation Tower
Quick-changing views create the illusion of motion.
Aurora
A reflector stretches light from colored tiles into long bright ribbons.
Big Tuning Fork
Distinct tones combine in the hum of this tuning fork.
Bird in a Cage
Stare at a bird’s eye for 30 seconds, then look into the empty cage. You’ll see a ghostly bird—of a very different color—inside the cage
Bright Black
At this exhibit, find out how subjective brightness can be as you struggle—and fail—to correctly decide whether the squares you see are black or white.
El árbol encantado
Echa un vistazo a la historia del arte electrónico. Esta preciada obra, una proeza de la ingeniería en 1971, sigue siendo una expresión sutil de la destreza y la visión de un experimentador.
Atracción entrelazada
Contempla un conjunto de 300 luces en espiral. A la distancia, cada luz parece estar en órbita alrededor de otra. No obstante, cuando se ven desde abajo, las luces se transforman en patrones 3D imprevisibles que danzan por encima de nuestras cabezas.
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