Samsung Innovation Museum Invites Visitors to Discover the History and Future of Modern Technology on 1st Anniversary

For the past year, the Samsung Innovation Museum (S/I/M), the largest museum of its kind, has been honoring the history of consumer electronics around the world. Now S/I/M is celebrating its first anniversary with a special exhibition showcasing the numerous contributions made by Samsung engineers, as they developed many of the innovative technologies that shaped modern life.

S/I/M is generating even greater attention with its own short film that shows a futuristic lifestyle featuring 22 next generation technologies on a huge 22mx4m curved screen in the museum theater.

In doing so, S/I/M is presenting a full picture to its visitors by displaying electronic technology innovations of the past in a broader scope, showing both the cutting edge devices of today and the smart lifestyles of the future.

Special Exhibition: Tracing the Innovations of Engineers

The anniversary exhibition, which runs until June 19, has its own special space. It presents every single innovation by Samsung engineers since the company was founded in 1969.

Visitors can learn the individual stories about how Samsung’s engineers came up with some of the company’s biggest innovations, as the company became a world-class semiconductor brand. Most notably, there was the development of Samsung’s first 64K D-RAM in 1983, and the world’s first 64M D-RAM in 1992. The exhibition includes a handwritten D-RAM development report by Oh-Hyun Kwon, Vice Chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics in 1988.

In 1998, the Asian Financial Crisis took a heavy toll on Korea’s economy. At the time, a Samsung developer hid a little message of faith on the circuit board of SCH-800, which was world’s first LCD screen phone: “We believe we can do it.” It was a challenge to the developers and a symbol of their passion. Today, this circuit board is one of the many items on display at the special exhibition.

Visitors can also look into the early-stages of development of products such as TVs, home appliances, as well as products related to the telecommunication sectors. These show the efforts developers made in pursuit of innovation.

A Glimpse at the Future

In addition, Samsung recently filmed a short video that shows 22 next-generation technologies that may soon transform our world.

In this video, viewers can see how an augmented reality display might work when integrated into a contact lens, providing real-time information about landmarks, weather, road conditions and more. There is also a mixed reality technology, which makes it possible for two people in distant locations to meet virtually as if they are in the same room. Other technologies imagined by Samsung engineers include drones acting as a personal secretaries or butlers, and displays controlled by the power of thought, using cognitive interface technology.

A History of Innovation

All this sits alongside S/I/M’s permanent exhibition of nearly 230 historical artifacts, starting with the earliest electrical creations of Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison and Graham Bell.

S/I/M can be found in Samsung Digital City, Suwon, just a short drive south of the Korean capital, Seoul. A visit to the museum is a great reminder of the many technologies that were once cutting-edge in the history of electronics, and how innovation has transformed our lives.

Over the past 12 months, around 66,000 people have visited the museum, including world political leaders and CEOs of many technology companies.

Visiting the S/I/M is free of charge. Visitors need to make a reservation in advance on www.samsunginnovationmuseum.com, except on Saturdays, when reservations are not required.

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