The Sarnoff Collection will be closed for Thanksgiving break on Wednesday, 11/23 and Sunday 11/27. We hope you enjoy your holiday celebrations: here’s David Sarnoff celebrating the adoption of the NTSC color standard! Philippe Halsman David Sarnoff c. 1954 Original photographic print 20 in. x 24 in. (50.8 cm x 60.96 cm) S.464.2 Continue Reading
From November 4, 2015 through May 20, 2016, TCNJ’s Sarnoff Collection will present a new exhibition Computer Fun for the Whole Family: Video Games and The Sarnoff Collection. In the late 1960s, RCA recognized the entertainment potential of computers and was among the first firms to produce electronic gaming systems aimed at the general public.… Continue Reading
The Sarnoff Innovation Series will continue on Wednesday, November 4, at 4:00 p.m. with a special lecture by Dr. Arthur Molella, Director Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Dr. Molella will speak on Ralph Baer’s Labs and the Birth of Video Games. Ralph Baer is often called… Continue Reading
The Sarnoff Collection is pleased to present a theremin concert by Mano Divina and the Divine Hand Ensemble on Wednesday, April 8, at 4:00 p.m. in Mayo Concert Hall in the Music Building. The event is free and open to the public. The theremin is one of the earliest and most extraordinary electronic music instruments.… Continue Reading
On Saturday, March 21, from 11:00 to 1:00, as part of the Trenton Computer Festival, the Sarnoff Collection is offering a 3D printing demo and design tutorial. This short, drop-in workshop will enable visitors to create object designs that can be printed. Rebecca Mercuri and Kevin Meredith will teach you how to use FreeCAD, an… Continue Reading
On Monday, February 23 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., the Sarnoff Collection will host a presentation of student designed state-of-the-art technologies for expanding and enhancing the experience of visiting TCNJ’s Sarnoff Collection. For the second year, students in TCNJ’s Interactive Multimedia Department’s course “Interactive Exhibition Design” have created a variety of new multimedia tools for… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, November 12, David C. Brock, Senior Research Fellow at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, will speak about RCA and the Early History of Microcircuitry. His lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be at 5 p.m. in Roscoe West Hall. David C. Brock is a historian of science and technology, who specializes… Continue Reading
The Sarnoff Collection is pleased to be launching a series of lectures that explore the many innovations in business, science, engineering, and technology pioneered by David Sarnoff and RCA. Continue Reading
In a Wall Street Journal Op Ed piece on October 10, 2014, Sarnoff Collection curator Ben Gross explains how RCA scientists developed blue LEDs more than 40 years ago. The original RCA blue LED is on view in TCNJ’s exhibition Innovations That Changed the World. For the full story, click on the headline above. … Continue Reading
Princess Elettra Marconi, daughter of Guglielmo Marconi—widely known as the “Father of Radio”—visited TCNJ’s Sarnoff Collection on June 15th. Princess Marconi’s trip to Ewing is part of a North American tour commemorating the 140th anniversary of her father’s birth. The Princess was greeted by TCNJ President Barbara Gitenstein and members of the faculty and staff… Continue Reading