You can helpexpand this article with text translated fromthe corresponding article in Italian. (October 2022)Click [show] for important translation instructions.
View a machine-translated version of the Italian article.
Machine translation, likeDeepL orGoogle Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
Youmust providecopyright attribution in theedit summary accompanying your translation by providing aninterlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary isContent in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at [[:it:Museo nazionale della scienza e della tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci]]; see its history for attribution.
You may also add the template{{Translated|it|Museo nazionale della scienza e della tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci}} to thetalk page.
Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci inMilan, dedicated to painter and scientistLeonardo da Vinci, is the largest science and technology museum in Italy. It was opened on 15 February 1953 and inaugurated byPrime MinisterAlcide De Gasperi.[1]
The museum, in the ancient monastery ofSan Vittore al Corpo in Milan, is divided into seven main departments:[2]
Each of these departments have laboratories, especially for children and young students. The Transport section is made up of four different parts: air, rail, water andSubmarine Enrico Toti-S-506.[3]
The Materials section treats the life cycle of modern products fromraw materials torecycling. Specific sections are dedicated to polymeric and synthetic materials and to basic chemical manufacturing. There is also ametal section that illustrates the metal extraction and processing techniques and exhibits the firstelectric arc furnace for melting steel invented in 1898 by Ernesto Stassano.
TheRail Transport section is sited in a pavilion from the1906 Expo with an added reconstruction of a late 19th-century railway station facade. The collection exhibits vehicles from the 19th and 20th centuries with a particular focus on the historical public transport ofLombardy.
The Energy section is dedicated to energy sources and devices. In this part of the museum there is the Margherita thermoelectric power station (1895) and anoil industry/petrochemistry section.
The Communication section is divided into three areas:
TheAstronomy section shows several antique astronomic and topographical instruments, including two 17th-century celestial and earth globes, the Salmoiraghirefracting telescope, and aFoucault pendulum.
TheTelecommunication section is dedicated to all forms of modern-era communication fromtelegraph totelephone and wireless communication, and fromradio totelevision, with a global view of the technical history of Italian television.
TheSound section shows the main technologies for recording and reproducing sound from the 19th century to modern times.
TheLeonardo da Vinci, Art & Science area is divided into four parts:
TheJewelry collection shows precious objects from stones and gems to metals, including gold and ivory jewellery.
TheLeonardo da Vinci section exhibits many Leonardo machines reproduced from Da Vinci drawings,[4] including a hydraulic saw, a spinning machine, a flying machine and Leonardo's tank. The models of the collection are the fruit of a reinterpretation by a group of experts who have translated and completed his drawings.
TheHorology collection shows the evolution of watchmaking and shows several pendulum clocks, ancient clocks, personal watches and tower mechanisms.
TheMusical Instruments section exhibits instruments from the 17th to the 20th century. There is a reconstruction of a lute maker's workshop from the 17th century.
Media related toMuseo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia (Milan) at Wikimedia Commons
