1975
An idea takes shape
The idea to establish Australia’s first hands-on, interactive science centre comes to Dr Mike Gore. A lecturer in physics at the Australian National University (ANU), Dr Gore visited the Exploratorium in San Francisco with his family and was inspired by the interactive exhibits that allowed visitors to touch, play and experiment. Convinced that an interactive science centre would be just as popular in Australia, Dr Gore begins to investigate establishing one in Canberra.