Based in Brazil, Fernanda Ferreira is a science writer who covers a range of STEM (and occasionally non-STEM) topics, from textile conservation to vaccine stockpiles.
Toward the rear of the Putnam Gallery, the Science Center–based museum that holds part of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments (CHSI), visitors encounter a machine covered in handwritten notes, emergency contact lists, and a Star Wars figurine. According to curator Sara J. Schechner, PhD ’88, visitors often lean in too close as they take in the items, setting off the gallery’s alarm system.
