by Pavek Museum | Feb 26, 2025 | Curator’s Corner
Have you heard of shortwave radio? Spanning the 2-30 MHz wireless frequencies, shortwave has been part of radio history since its infancy with Guglielmo Marconi in the 1920s. Shortwave can bounce signals off the ionosphere, allowing it to travel around the globe,...
by Pavek Museum | Jan 29, 2025 | Curator’s Corner
Picture this: 1830s United States, Jackson Administration. The U.S. is at a turning point, pulled by two forces that are polarizing the country and pushing it to the brink of destruction. On the one hand, the expansion to the West was impaired by treaties with the...
by Pavek Museum | Jan 3, 2025 | Curator’s Corner
You’ve probably heard of and even used VHS. How about Betamax or Video High Density (VHD)? The latter is a rare Japanese format that had very limited use, which is why you probably haven’t heard of it. Imagine a world where watching family memories is extremely...
by Pavek Museum | Dec 6, 2024 | Curator’s Corner
That man has been called “The Father of Modern Science Fiction,” also known as Hugo Gernsback. Let’s talk about how he motivated millions of people not only to tinker and invent but also to imagine better futures for these technologies. If you are not a science...