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Volume 15: Number 2: Article 9
The Bakken: A Library and Museum of Electricity in Life
Dennis Stillings, Archaeus Project, P.O. Box 7079, Kamuela, HI 96743-7079
The Bakken: A Library and Museum of Electricity in Life is located
on the shores of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, Minn. The collections
consist of some 12,000 rare and long-out-of-print books, journals, and
ephemera, as well as several hundred original examples of medical electrical
devices. The collections focus on the relationship between electricity
and magnetism and living organisms, both intrinsic to life and as applied
therapeutically. The collections are, however, much broader than this
in several areas, and excellent secondary and reference materials are
also available. Certainly, any research on anomalies relating to magnetism
and electricity should begin here or at the Bakken website, www.thebakken.org.
The Bakken has recently been thoroughly renovated and has expanded its
science-education programs for young people.
Keywords: The Bakken, science museums, electrotherapy, magnetotherapy,
bioelectricity, electrophysiology, animal magnetism, electricity, magnetism,
history of medicine, history of science, special libraries
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