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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 2013
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2014.0298.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Craig, Pelling & Modulevsky
- MODEL
- DIY Twitter-Controlled microscope
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Synthetic, glass and metal.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 42.0 cm
- Width
- 14.0 cm
- Height
- 13.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Craig Pelling Modulevsky
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Taken from curatorial worksheet: This is the first prototype, DIY Twitter-Controlled microscope exhibited and used in an exhibition in Canada. Originally shown at the first Bioart exhibition in Canada: http://www.toxicitywinnipeg.com/ (Plug In Gallery, Winnipeg). It was built by Craig Bryan (@TheGufers), Daniel Modulevsky (@doc_bl00d) and Andrew Pelling (@pellinglab) to explore ways to get the public to participate in the work of a biological laboratory. Many of the components were -3_D printed in the pelling lab; others were recycled parts such as the simple computer camera. Here is a short blog on it and the other things they exhibited: http://www.pellinglab.net/toxicity The microscope flickr account: https://www.flickr.com/photos/slidescope/with/11206025194/ Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/LabSlideScope. Computer parts included Raspberry Pi and Arduino processers. - Function
-
To examine multiple biological samples at once from remote locations. - Technical
-
A microscope operated by anyone on the internet. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Handwritten numbers below reach light bulb reads from left to right "7 6 5 4 3 2 1". The same numbers are written on their corresponding wires. The numbers are handwritten on pieces of masking tape. Embossed print on power supply "3A 125[/]250VAC/ 50HZ 60 HZ".
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Multi-coloured synthetic blocks, fused together to form the microscope. Blocks are bright yellow, white, goldenrod and red in colour. There are two polished silver metal bars and a black synthetic ribbed belt. There are seven very small clear glass light bulbs. Each light bulb has a hand written number below it in black marker. There are green, orange, white and black wires attached to the microscope. There is a black synthetic and glass electronic eye with a green microchip attached to a white block which is in turn attached to the two metal rods.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Craig, Pelling & Modulevsky, Microscope, 2013, Artifact no. 2014.0298, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0298.001/
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