DETROIT – Get ready to enter the exciting world of engineering with a theater experience like no other when the Detroit Science Center opens the Toyota Engineering Theater on March 14.
This multi-media theater experience will take Science Center visitors on an interactive journey into the world of real-life engineers, while incorporating state-of-the-art digital video, dramatic computer-controlled lighting, a 43-foot projection screen and active seating.
“It is our vision to become the nation?s premier engineering-focused museum. The centerpiece of this vision is to create a theater experience that will inspire today’s youth to become the engineers of tomorrow,” said Kevin F. Prihod, president & CEO of the Detroit Science Center. “The theater will expose them to the exciting, prestigious and profitable careers of actual engineers in many different engineering fields.”
“New opportunities in science, engineering and innovation are vitally important in today?s economy,” said Ed Mantey, vice president, engineering design & electronics systems, Toyota Technical Center (TTC). “Toyota is proud of the Detroit Science Center?s efforts in raising awareness of the many opportunities that exist and inspiring young visitors to pursue careers in engineering and other science-based fields.”
Toyota TTC, a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, was established in Ann Arbor in 1977. It is Toyota’s largest technical center outside of Japan and employs more than 1,000 people. TTC?s newest facility in York Township began operations in October 2008 and represents an additional $150 million investment. TTC is engaged in engineering design, prototype building, vehicle evaluation and advanced technology research for Toyota’s North American built vehicles.
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