The exhibition offers a view into the life and the work of more than twenty significant Czech scientists and inventors who lived in the territory of today’s Czech Republic from the beginning of the 17th to the end of the 20th century, and left behind indelible traces on the map of discoveries and European inventions of global importance.
Visitors may encounter exhibits from the area of technology, agriculture, biology, medicine and chemistry as well as social sciences. You can try a number of the exhibits on display or you can test their usage in everyday life.
In a truly amazing interactive form, the exhibition presents, e.g., František Křižík (inventor of the arc lamp), Josef Ressel (inventor of the screw propeller), Prokop Diviš (inventor of the lightning rod), Josef Božek (designer of the steam car), Jan Janský (discoverer of four blood types), Otto Wichterle (inventor of gel contact lenses and nylon), Jaroslav Heyrovský (inventor of the polarographic method and winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry), Johann Gregor Mendel (founder of genetics and discoverer of the general laws of inheritance), Jan Evangelista Purkyně (co-founder of cytology), Karel Václav Klíč (co-inventor of photogravure) and many others.
A part of the exhibition shows technical and scientific curiosities. An example of such is the
Tatra V855 aero sledge, probably ordered during the Second World War by German Wehrmacht and preserved as the only prototype.
The exhibition also includes comics which present the life-stories of selected personalities, as well as theme interactive games where visitors can test their skills and knowledge. There is a very interesting animation which simulates a ride on another Czech invention: a motorcycle with a hood called “dálník” (a long-distance vehicle). Children can take part in “The Way to the Nobel Prize” contest.
More detailed information about the exhibition can be found
here.