The Tech Interactive (formerly The Tech Museum of Innovation, commonly known as The Tech) is a science and technology center that offers hands-on activities, labs, design challenges, and other STEAM education resources. It is located in downtown San Jose, California, adjacent to the Plaza de César Chávez. The building has a distinctive mango and azure color and has three floors. There is a complex multi-story sculpture titled Origin on the lower level inside a 45-foot-tall (14 m) cylindrical tower. The artwork portrays relationships among art, technology, and the earth’s natural resources. Near the entrance to the building, there is Science on a Roll, a popular rolling ball sculpture by George Rhoads. The front wall is inscribed with quotations from iconic Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Bill Hewlett, David Packard, Bob Noyce, and Gordon Moore. The building was designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta. The IMAX Dome Theater, which opened in 1998 and upgraded since then, shows mainstream movies as well as educational films. It is Northern California’s only domed IMAX theater and has the first dome laser projector in the world, seating up to 280 people. Bed Bug Exterminator San Jose
Planning began in 1978 by members of the Junior League of Palo Alto, with later assistance by the San Jose Junior League. The City of San Jose promised funding for a Technology Center of Silicon Valley in the 1980s, but progress was slow. The first 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) temporary exhibit opened in 1990; The Garage, named in homage to the HP Garage, was housed in San Jose’s former convention center. On October 31, 1998, a brand-new 132,000-square-foot (12,300 m2) facility was inaugurated, named The Tech Museum of Innovation. In May 2019, the organization was renamed Tech Interactive and announced a partnership with Discovery Education. In 2018, an expansion of Tech Interactive by 63,000 square feet (5,900 m2) was proposed as part of a significant high-rise office development in Park Habitat.
The Tech Challenge
Since its inception in 1988, more than 25,000 students have participated in the program, in which teams of students use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem.
The Tech Academies
The Tech Academies program, launched in 2014, provides in-depth professional development for educators to help them integrate a high-quality STEM curriculum in their classrooms in Silicon Valley.
Restaurants and Pubs
- Original Joe’s San Jose is located at 301 S First St, San Jose, CA
- Poor House Bistro is located at 91 Barack Obama Blvd, San Jose, CA
- The Continental Bar Lounge & Patio is located at 349 S 1st St, San Jose, CA
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