[NJARC] Re: InfoAge - May 24th events at Camp Evans

[fred-carl-new]

Hello All,

    Tuesday is almost here.  The event houes will be:

    From 9AM to 2PM at the Diana site with the St. Dennis 5th - 8th 
classes in the TIROS building and the VAN.  While 40 kids are in the Van 
we will have 40.  We need persons to help in the TIROS building.

     From 1PM to 3PM the NJARC will have the National Broadcasters Hall 
of Fame collection open in the Marconi Engineers cottge open to the public.

     From 2PM to 4:30ish PM the TIROS building and the VAN will be open 
to the public.

    Please let me know what areas and times you can volunteer.
ie TIROS - 9am to ? or Marconi Cottage 1PM to 3PM

Thank you,
Fred
732 299-0894




fred-carl-new wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
>    March 13th was a good day thanks to Harris.  Hopefully May 24th will 
> be just as fun and successful.  Many of you are already working on 
> projects for the 24th.  Please let me know if you can join us on Tuesday 
>  and if you can volunteer some time.
> 
>    Below is the Press Release sent to the Coast Star.
> 
> Thank you,
> Fred Carl
> 732 299-0894
> 
> 
> Special Evans at Camp Evans
> 
>      Tuesday, May 24th  will be a busy day at the InfoAge 
> Science-History Center at Camp Evans.   The public and members are 
> invited to visit the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame radio history 
> collection in the Marconi Station Engineer’s cottage on Marconi Road. 
> The exhibit has been setup by members of the NJ Antique Radio Club.  It 
> will be open from 1 PM to 3 PM.   Wireless equipment and radios from 
> 1910 to the 1930s are on display.    At 3 PM visitors are invited to 
> move east on Marconi Road to the Project Diana / TIROS site for hands-on 
> science demonstrations under the historic satellite tracking antenna.
> 
>      The Camp Evans Project Diana / TIROS site will host the National 
> Science Center Mobile Discovery Center (MDC).  Housed in an 18-wheeler, 
> the mobile center travels across the country, presenting programs 
> designed to show young people that studying science and math is fun as 
> well as essential to their future. The MDC is currently offered as an 
> outreach Program provided by the National Science Center and the U. S. 
> Army.  The Wall Township visit was arranged by Dr. Constella H. 
> Zimmerman, who serves as Team Fort Monmouth Program Director for the 
> Community Integrated Outreach Networks (ICON) and is Fort Monmouth’s 
> liason to the InfoAge Science-History Center.
> 
> Science Demonstrations in an 18-Wheeler
> 
>     The 45 minute program uses numerous physical science demonstrations 
> to actively engage students in the learning process.  Van De Graff 
> generators, Plasma Ball and Tesla coils are used to create "hair 
> raising" experiences during the demonstrations.   Frequency, sound, and 
> resonance are all covered during the exciting Electronic Glass Breaker 
> demonstrations.  Persistence of vision is demonstrated with the "I 
> thought I saw something" Light Stick.  Last but not least is the "Seeing 
> in the Dark" demonstration where the principles of night vision are 
> demonstrated.   Throughout the demonstration program, numerous students 
> (and occasionally, a brave teacher) will be asked to assist the 
> demonstrators.
> 
>     The complete van program is a combination of the high-energy HD and 
> AI programs and fun, interactive science demonstrations.  The entire 
> program is approximately 50 minutes in length.  Students of St. 
> Dominick’s of Bricktown with visit the MDC from 10 AM to 3 PM.
> 
> Electronic and Communications Progress tour in TIROS control Center 
> building.
> 
>    While 35-40 students are learning in the MDC, other students will be 
> shown how communications and electronics have progressed in the last 100 
> years.   Students will be shown wireless equipment by members of 
> Ocean-Monmouth Amateur Radio Club.  Members of the NJ Antique Radio Club 
> will show how radio developed from wireless.  InfoAge volunteers will 
> show students a piece of ENIAC, the first computer,  1970 core memory, 
> early integrated circuit chips, a NASA Apollo flight computer, and how 
> engineers keep making computer faster and less expensive.
> 
> Looking Toward the Past and Future.
> 
>     InfoAge volunteers are working to preserve Camp Evans as a memorial 
> to the pioneers of communications and as a Living Memorial to WWII.   On 
> May 24th students will be shown exciting science and learn some history 
> in the very same place where important science advances and WWII history 
> were made.    With gifts from the public and the help of volunteers 
> InfoAge plans to host more educational events on a more regular basis.
> 
>    For further details please visit www.infoage.org
> 
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