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The '''Science & Technology Museum of Atlanta''', usually known as '''SciTrek''', was located at 395 [[Georgia 237|Piedmont Avenue]] (((Coord|33.766|-84.3816|region:US-GA_type:landmark))) in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], next to the [[Atlanta Civic Center]]. It was forced to close in August 2004 due to reduced federal and state funding.<ref>Rubner, Justin. "Lack of money, support cause SciTrek to close". Atlanta Business Chronicle. 27 August 2004. Retrieved from http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2004/08/30/story7.html.</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://accesswdun.com/print/2004/8/162551|title=Science museum closing this weekend ((!)) AccessWDUN.com|website=accesswdun.com|access-date=2020-02-24))</ref> All of its displays were sold or [[auction]]ed on January 15, 2005.<ref>Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "SciTrek's Furnishings Up For Bids Jan 15". 6 January 2005.</ref> Some of the assets, such as the Challenger Learning Center, were transferred to [[Fernbank Science Center]], also in Atlanta.

==History==

===From concept to reality===
In 1982, Mary O'Connor and Sue Trotter, fellow [[Junior League]]rs and longtime neighbors in [[Brookwood Hills]], decided to pursue a science museum for [[Atlanta]].

SciTrek was incorporated in 1982, with an initial grant from the Metropolitan Foundation. The Metropolitan Foundation is a nonprofit corporation guided by a 31-member board of directors headed by Robert W. Scherer, the [[Georgia Power]] Co. chairman and chief executive officer.

With help from the city of [[Atlanta]], the city committed 96,000 square feet of the [[Atlanta Civic Center]] exhibition space to the Science and Technology Museum of Atlanta. The [[Robert W. Woodruff]] Foundation donated $1 million. After years of planning and fundraising SciTrek-The Science & Technology Museum of Atlanta finally opened its doors to the public on October 29, 1988.<ref name="AJC SciTrek History">Gaus, Sharon. "SciTrek History." ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', , sec. A15, Aug. 20, 2004.</ref>

===The early years===
SciTrek opened with 34 staffers, 150 volunteers, and a $2.5 million annual budget. During the three-day grand opening, 11,000 visitors toured the museum. By the end of its first full fiscal year, Scitrek reported 350,000 visitors to the museum. Museum organizers projected attendance would eventually reach 1 million.

In 1991, SciTrek reported more than 750,000 visitors, most of whom were schoolchildren. In April 1997, Gwen Crider, former deputy director of the [[Smithsonian Institution]]'s [[National Air and Space Museum]], replaced Gene Brandt as president and executive director of SciTrek. In the October 2001 issue of [[Good Housekeeping]] magazine, SciTrek was named one of the country's 10 best science museums.

Even after suffering a 24 percent drop-off in visitors between 1993 through 1999, SciTrek decided during the 1999 fiscal year to retire its long-standing debt of $3 million. On December 1, 2000, [[Lewis A. Massey]], former Georgia secretary of state, took over as SciTrek president and chief executive officer.<ref name="AJC SciTrek History"/>

===Troubled years===
By January 2001, SciTrek's finances were in dire condition, having lost $80,000 to $100,000 a month over the previous six months. The museum had a deficit for the previous three years, reaching $700,000 for fiscal 2000. The board extended a 90-day reprieve for SciTrek instead of closing it down immediately. By June 2001, the State of Georgia, which had provided an annual $175,000 grant to SciTrek, threw in an additional $300,000 to help keep the museum afloat. During August 2002 the following year the Georgia Assembly allocated $425,000 to SciTrek and began a capital campaign to help raise $5 million.

In January 2003, the Challenger Learning Center, a $1.7 million simulated space shuttle mission, opened to the public. In December 2003, SciTrek named technology industry executive, Scott Coleman, as president and CEO, replacing Massey, who left to join a lobbying firm. In June 2003, the [[Georgia Department of Education]] budget for the 2004 fiscal year cut funding for SciTrek by 10 percent.<ref name="AJC SciTrek History"/>

==Exhibits==
SciTrek once housed more than 140 exhibits appealing to all age ranges. The interactive displays offered visitors the opportunity to explore and discover the marvels of the scientific world, with a special Kidscape section specially designed for the two to seven years age group. The ''[[Mathematica: A World of Numbers... and Beyond]]'' exhibit detailed the major achievements in the history of mathematics from the twelfth century as well as explaining mathematical formulae including [[Kepler's laws of planetary motion]] and [[probability theory]]. Other exhibits focused on [[electricity generation]] in unusual ways, creating energy from [[magnetism]], "freezing shadows", or stepping inside a [[kaleidoscope]].((cn|date=March 2022))

==Programs and facilities==

===Challenger Learning Center===
SciTrek's Challenger Learning Center was a $1.7 million, simulated [[NASA]] space shuttle mission which opened to the public in January 2003. Upon SciTrek's initial closure, the Challenger Learning Center was put up for auction. Several museums and science centers expressed interest in acquiring the Challenger Learning Center for their facility. None of the entrusted facilities or museums were able to come up with the purchasing cost of $1.7 million. As a result, Challenger Learning Center, with its advanced computers and flight technology, was almost sent to the scrap yard.

[[Turner Broadcasting System]] stepped in and raised the money needed to purchase SciTrek's Challenger Learning Center, which was relocated and donated to Atlanta's [[Fernbank Science Center]]. SciTrek's name, [[intellectual property]], computers, materials from the Edison exhibit, science education curriculum and programs were transferred to [[Valdosta State University]] in 2005. The new SciTrek is closed to the public, but serves as an educational center for teachers and students in South Georgia.<ref>Nitzberg, Jed. "It's Official - Sci Trek Legacy to Live On in University Science/Mathematics Education Program". Valdosta State University press release. February 4, 2005. Retrieved from http://www.valdosta.edu/news/releases/scitrek_020405/</ref>

===STARS===
[[File:STARS inside SciTrek.jpg|thumb|The W4WOW Amateur Radio Station]]
STARS: SciTrek Amateur Radio Society operated W4WOW, the Amateur Radio Station located in SciTrek. STARS operated on [[Continuous wave|CW]], [[Single-sideband modulation|SSB]], [[FM broadcasting|FM]], and [[PSK-31]] frequencies along with others. The frequency bands most often used by the group were [[High frequency|HF]], [[UHF]], and [[VHF]].

When SciTrek was in operation, the group met on the first Sunday of every month at the [[Amateur radio|ham radio]] Station in the Museum.<ref name="W4WOW">((cite web |title=Scitrek Amateur Radio Society - W4WOW|url=http://stars225.tripod.com/ |access-date=March 4, 2010))</ref>

===Tech High===
[[File:SciTrek sign.jpg|thumb|right| Old Tech High Sign]]
In August 2004, a charter school, call Tech High, opened inside the SciTrek Civic Center building. The school was a public-private hybrid.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2004/05/24/story2.html |title=Tech High going to SciTrek |newspaper=Atlanta Business Chronicle |date=May 24, 2004  |author=Justin Rubner |access-date= June 17, 2016))</ref>

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