Pacemaker

 Side by side, two variants of the same device. The autosal is a laboratory instrument used by oceanographers in the measurement of salinity. Its counterpart at left is a portasal, simply a more portable version.

Western society has a long tradition of astronomy, with names for stars, constellations, and other phenomena taken from Greek and Arabic roots. The same stars seen in the northern skies were seen by indigenous tribes in North America, who called constellations by their own names. 

Wintermaker is the Ojibwe name for what we call Orion, and it fits, as it starts returning to the northern skies in late August and stays through to the spring. 

Much of what appeals about this museum is its hands-on quality, especially looking through microscopes and seeing things in a whole different way.

I moved over into another area, which concentrates on technology that is wearable. And in a manner of speaking, a pacemaker is precisely that, worn on the inside, regulating the heart and keeping people alive and well in a way that was impossible a century ago.

An early external model is seen here, alongside a contemporary version.

Every once in awhile people get hurt. Splints and braces might be used to assist recovery. Multiple examples of them are seen here.

These are examples of prosthetics that have been customized to look different, to stand out, to be expressive. They certainly accomplish that.