Philadelphia - Franklin Institute: Train Factory - The Rocket
The Rocket, one of Reading Railroad's first locomotives, was built by Braithwaite, Milner & Co. in London, England for use at the opening of the line between Reading and Pottstown in 1838. It was in continuous services until March, 1879 with a performance of 310,164 miles. After being retired from service, the Rocket was exhibited at the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition in 189, at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904, and the Fair of the Iron Horse in 1927. Since 1933, the 177-foot long, 26,550 pound coal burner has been on display the Franklin Institute on a portion of the original track in use in 1838.
The Franklin Institute Science Museum opened on January 1, 1934 in the expansive neoclassical building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway designed by John T. Windrem. Owing to the effects of the the Great Depression, only two the wings envisioned by Windrem, surrounding the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, were built. Today the Institute offers 12 permanent hands-on exhibits and hosts renowned traveling exhibits in its more than 400,000 square feet of exhibit space, two auditoriums, and the Tuttleman IMAX Theater.
The Franklin Institute, founded as the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts in 1824 by Samuel Vaughan Merrick and William H. Keating , is one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States. Named after Benjamin Franklin, America's "first scientist", it was housed in a building on 7th Street that is now home to the Philadelphia History Museum until it moved to its current home on Logan Square.
Many scientists have demonstrated groundbreaking new technology at the Institute over the years. It hosted the International Electrical Exhibition of 1884, the first great electrical exposition in the United States. Nikola Tesla demonstrated the principle of wireless telegraphy at the institute in 1893. The world's first public demonstration of an all-electronic television system was given by Philo Taylor Farnsworth on August 25, 1934.
Philadelphia - Franklin Institute: Train Factory - The Rocket
The Rocket, one of Reading Railroad's first locomotives, was built by Braithwaite, Milner & Co. in London, England for use at the opening of the line between Reading and Pottstown in 1838. It was in continuous services until March, 1879 with a performance of 310,164 miles. After being retired from service, the Rocket was exhibited at the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition in 189, at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904, and the Fair of the Iron Horse in 1927. Since 1933, the 177-foot long, 26,550 pound coal burner has been on display the Franklin Institute on a portion of the original track in use in 1838.
The Franklin Institute Science Museum opened on January 1, 1934 in the expansive neoclassical building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway designed by John T. Windrem. Owing to the effects of the the Great Depression, only two the wings envisioned by Windrem, surrounding the Benjamin Franklin Memorial, were built. Today the Institute offers 12 permanent hands-on exhibits and hosts renowned traveling exhibits in its more than 400,000 square feet of exhibit space, two auditoriums, and the Tuttleman IMAX Theater.
The Franklin Institute, founded as the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts in 1824 by Samuel Vaughan Merrick and William H. Keating , is one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States. Named after Benjamin Franklin, America's "first scientist", it was housed in a building on 7th Street that is now home to the Philadelphia History Museum until it moved to its current home on Logan Square.
Many scientists have demonstrated groundbreaking new technology at the Institute over the years. It hosted the International Electrical Exhibition of 1884, the first great electrical exposition in the United States. Nikola Tesla demonstrated the principle of wireless telegraphy at the institute in 1893. The world's first public demonstration of an all-electronic television system was given by Philo Taylor Farnsworth on August 25, 1934.