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If you venture to Pittsburgh's North Shore and drive by the Carnegie Science Center on almost any weekday during the school year, you're likely to see at least a couple of school buses parked outside.
The facility, which is part of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, is a magnet for field trips, and has undoubtedly helped spark an interest in science in many young people throughout the region. It's a fun place for adults, too, it must be said.
It was announced last week that while the mission of the Carnegie Science Center will remain, it will be taking on a new name. Thanks to a $65 million gift from Daniel Kamin, a Pittsburgh-based real estate entrepreneur, and his wife, Carole, it will be called the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center.
It's the largest gift in the history of the Carnegie Museums - that is, if you don't count the money Andrew Carnegie put forward to launch what was then called the Carnegie Institute on Forbes Avenue in 1895.
It was noted at the announcement that Daniel Kamin was energized by childhood visits to the Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Science, a forerunner of the Carnegie Science Center.
Jason Brown, the center's director, explained, "It's the embodiment of our mission and shows how someone can come full circle from being the inspired young person to helping provide the same opportunities for the next generation."
-- Observer-Reporter, Washington, PA