Overview
The Science, Technology and Industry collections held by Queensland Museum include machines and tools, demonstrating the techniques, processes and impact these objects have had on our daily lives.
The intersection of social history with technology stretches across our collections – from everyday technology of televisions, telephones and cameras to the technology of scientific research such as microscopes, X-ray tubes and laboratory equipment for chemical analysis. The connection of this collection to the social history of Queensland is continued in representations of different activities that are part of Queensland’s engineering, manufacturing and resource industries.
Objects held within the science, technology and industry collections range widely from the Edison Street tubes – the first electrical transmission lines used in Queensland in the 19th century – to early Queensland computers and generations of moving film camera technologies. We even boast machines for manufacturing lollies!
The Science, Technology and Industry collection complements and overlaps with the Social History and Transport collections.