# Finding value and beauty in obsolete scientific equipment

**Authors:** David R Smith

PMC · DOI: 10.1038/s44319-024-00057-1 · EMBO Reports · 2024-01-17

## TL;DR

Old scientific equipment is often discarded, but it can be appreciated for its beauty and historical significance.

## Contribution

The paper advocates for preserving obsolete scientific tools as a way to honor scientific progress and educate future generations.

## Key findings

- Obsolete scientific equipment is frequently discarded without appreciation.
- Preserving such tools can serve as a reminder of past scientific achievements.

## Abstract

Most scientific equipment gets heedlessly thrown away when it’s no longer of use. But these often beautiful and well-crafted tools deserve a better fate, if anything to remind younger generations of the technological and scientific breakthroughs that they enabled.

## Full-text entities

- **Chemicals:** Mario (-)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Canis lupus familiaris (dog, subspecies) [taxon 9615]

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