Engulfed with Science and Technology at the Deutsches Museum
As a bioengineering major, many people can already tell that I am a big science “buff” – not only do I enjoy engineering, including electronics and mechanics, but I am also a biologist and I love the natural sciences. As such, I consider myself a pretty well rounded amateur scientist, proficient at dabbling in a combination of the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, and technology, and I never actually distinguish between the fields when learning about them.
In addition, as I once mentioned in my application essay, I personally have little contact with the culture and professional background of Germany, but my American godmother, Sharon Steck, a former neighbor and good family friend, lived in Germany for a year during her youth, right after World War II had ended, and has told me many stories about Germany and the reconstruction efforts of Europe. One of the reasons why I wanted to come to Germany was after listening to her stories of her father working to set up Radio Free Europe, and her experiences in Munich, specifically inside the Deutsches Museum. And some of the exhibits that she mentioned, like the one on musical instruments, did indeed still exist.
As such, I was fascinated and even a bit overwhelmed with the amazing collections at the Deutsches Museum, which is the largest science and technology museum in the entire world. Going through the Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Life Sciences, and Computing Technology exhibits reminded me how science continues to develop. While many principles remain the same, much of the sciences have changed since the days of when my godmother Sharon visited the Deutsches Museum.