Taken from the back cover:

“One day – maybe – every city will have an Interactive Science and Technology Centre just as today most cities have a library, art gallery, theatre and sports arena.

This book draws together contemporary accounts from people deeply committed to making science and technology accessible to the public through interactive hands-on exhibits. Professor Richard Gregory has coined the word Exploratory to describe these centres where the emphasis is on exploration rather than just looking and listening. The projects reviewed here were selected to highlight the diversity in locations, budgets and approaches – from school to major museum, from family business to a multi-million national enterprise, from one person’s dream to a committee decision.

There is much valuable information for any group considering setting up an Exploratory, and for anyone involved in the communication of science and technology to the public.”