Abstract
Pittsburgh has a long history of generating ideas and innovation. This story is explored in the History Center's exhibition, Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation, and the accompanying Discovery Place exhibition, infusing hands-on activities with historical content to inspire a new generation of innovators. The public generally views inventors and innovators as people unlike themselves, possessed of an individual genius to which they cannot aspire, but in reality, this process of innovation and creativity is one that practically everyone can engage in and make relevant in their own lives.
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