Download or read book Deutsches Museum written by Wolf Peter Fehlhammer and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded by German engineer Oskar von Miller in 1903, the Deutsches Museum in Munich was designed as a place of learning and entertainment. It continues to be a centre of cutting-edge developments as it constantly modernizes to follow recent achievements in science and technology. With over 600 illustrations, the book shows the museum's collection, while documenting the building's history and the collection's dynamic evolution. Filled with information about exciting international discoveries in the fields of the physical and natural sciences, from acoustics to zeppelins, mining to hydraulics, this is a valuable insight for anyone interested in the history - and art - of science.