Brace for Impact! Invention, Innovation, and Creativity at NC State

On view Wednesday, April 17, 2019 to Friday, September 20, 2019

The first single-pickup electric guitar? A necktie machine modified to knit the first artificial aorta? Living tissue in a T-Rex bone? All this and more will populate the gallery this spring—objects and stories of discovery, delight, and curiosity that represent the breadth of disciplines at NC State.

  • Woman looking at a piece of paper outside of a room on fire
  • Dr. Jayant Baliga receiving the 2010 National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
    Dr. Jayant Baliga receiving the 2010 National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Obama.

About This Exhibit

Derek Ham, I AM A MAN, VR still, 2017
Derek Ham, I AM A MAN, VR still, 2017

 

This exhibit was researched, curated, and designed by Elise Phinazee (CHASS ’19) and Erin Nicole Delahunty (Design ’20) working in the Libraries this year as part of the Provost‘s Professional Experience Program. It draws from the Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center manuscript collections and university archives, as well as individual colleges and research centers from across NC State. In addition to patents and products, Phinazee and Delahunty wanted to showcase examples from every college. Examples that can't necessarily be copyrighted or commodified, but represent the ideas, values, and problem-solving that affect society in a way that only NC State can.

When

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 to Friday, September 20, 2019

Where

Exhibit Gallery, D. H. Hill Jr. Library

Other Information

Opening reception with the curators Wednesday, April 17, 2019, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., with brief remarks by the student designers at 6:00 p.m.

Free and open to the public.

For information, please contact Molly Renda: 919-513-8027.

Admission

Exhibit is free and open to the public during regular library hours.

Directions and parking information: There is metered parking along Hillsborough Street. Please contact Molly Renda regarding special accessibility needs.

Contact

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    Molly Renda
    Former Exhibits Program Librarian