Over the years, the Weizmann Institute has grown with the country, and it has been the site of a number of scientific milestones. Institute scientists were pioneers in the field of cancer research. Others planned and built one of the first electronic computers in the world, and the first in Israel. They were among the first to establish a company for transferring knowledge from academia to industry (Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.), and they initiated the founding of a science-based industrial park near the Institute. The Institute has also been the site of pioneering research in brain studies, nanotechnology and new methods for exploiting solar energy. Research by Institute scientists has led to the development and production of Israel’s first ethical (original) drug; the solving of three-dimensional structures of a number of biological molecules, including one that plays a key role in Alzheimer’s disease; inventions in the field of optics that have become the basis of virtual head displays for pilots and surgeons; the discovery and identification of genes that are involved in various diseases; advanced techniques for transplanting tissues; and the creation of a nanobiological computer that may, in the future, be able to act directly inside the body to identify disease and eliminate it. Today, the Institute is a leading force in advancing science education in all parts of society.
Programs offered at the Davidson Institute of Science Education, on the Weizmann campus, target exceptional and science-oriented students as well as high school dropouts, elementary through high school teachers, students of all ages and adults. The Clore Garden of Science offers fun-filled interactive science activities for people of all ages. The Institute campus is a living museum of architecture; it showcases a stunning collection of edifices built in the variety of styles current between 1934 and today. These begin with Middle-Eastern motifs and the International Style of Erich Mendelsohn, run through Brutalism’s exposed concrete forms, Structuralism, Formalism, Postmodernism and Glass Architecture, up to the most recent contemporary additions. The visitor strolling around the campus paths will encounter some of the main crossroads in the history of Israeli architecture.
Over the years, the Weizmann Institute has grown with the country, and it has been the site of a number of scientific milestones. Institute scientists were pioneers in the field of cancer research. Others planned and built one of the first electronic computers in the world, and the first in Israel. They were among the first to establish a company for transferring knowledge from academia to industry (Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.), and they initiated the founding of a science-based industrial park near the Institute. The Institute has also been the site of pioneering research in brain studies, nanotechnology and new methods for exploiting solar energy. Research by Institute scientists has led to the development and production of Israel’s first ethical (original) drug; the solving of three-dimensional structures of a number of biological molecules, including one that plays a key role in Alzheimer’s disease; inventions in the field of optics that have become the basis of virtual head displays for pilots and surgeons; the discovery and identification of genes that are involved in various diseases; advanced techniques for transplanting tissues; and the creation of a nanobiological computer that may, in the future, be able to act directly inside the body to identify disease and eliminate it. Today, the Institute is a leading force in advancing science education in all parts of society.
Programs offered at the Davidson Institute of Science Education, on the Weizmann campus, target exceptional and science-oriented students as well as high school dropouts, elementary through high school teachers, students of all ages and adults. The Clore Garden of Science offers fun-filled interactive science activities for people of all ages. The Institute campus is a living museum of architecture; it showcases a stunning collection of edifices built in the variety of styles current between 1934 and today. These begin with Middle-Eastern motifs and the International Style of Erich Mendelsohn, run through Brutalism’s exposed concrete forms, Structuralism, Formalism, Postmodernism and Glass Architecture, up to the most recent contemporary additions. The visitor strolling around the campus paths will encounter some of the main crossroads in the history of Israeli architecture.