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Review:
The Museum of Calculating Machines is housed in the town’s renovated slaughterhouse, now repurposed as a museum. This fascinating museum contains a historical collection of scientific instruments, including a geometrical compass that was invented and used by Galileo Galilei. Over 2000 items spanning 500 years are arranged into groups – large calculators, calculators, and scientific instruments. Visitors will want to look out for the Pisan Electronic Calculator, one of the world’s first large computers, built in Italy in 1961. Additionally, guests will find an archive of letters, notes, and manuscripts from notable scholars like Enrico Fermi and Antonio Pacinotti.
Via Bonanno Pisano, 2, 56126 Pisa, Italy, Phone: +39-057-14-27-45
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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