Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Current research

Current research has been focused on a problem that has been at the back of our minds for a few years. We now appear to be close to completion of the prototype, and must acknowledge the significant contribution of a close Friend of the Museum who has been unstinting with his technical advice and encouragement.

This is a larger work which won't conform to the Museum's regular 60-cm diorama. Scale matters and frankly a smaller version just would not do the job. Something will be arranged somehow.

We can't say much at this stage about the work or the embodied principles, but we can reveal that it incorporates a magnet, a motor and bits of hardware. And of course some electricity.

And as Bob said: "It was gravity which pulled us down..."

1 comment:

Jim Hart said...

The quote has been edited slightly to conform to the original. Never mind that Bob says "which" where most grammarians would require "that".

It is also apt that he went on to say "you'll find out when you reach the top/ You're on the bottom." Well not apt yet perhaps but soon we hope.