The A. S. Popov Radio Museum is part of the Sverdlovsk Regional Local History Museum named after O. E. Kler. Its collection features unique samples of radio technology from various eras. The history of the museum is closely linked to Fyodor Kislytsin, who led a school during the war that trained over three thousand radio telegraphers for the army.
The museum opened in 1986 thanks to significant support from the inventor's relatives. The permanent exhibition allows visitors to trace key stages in the development of technology. Here, one can see vintage radios, radio receivers, military radios, phonographs, gramophones, televisions, tape recorders, and other devices.
A special place in the collection is occupied by a working Morse apparatus and a model of the device that made Popov famous worldwide.
The first thing that greets visitors to the museum is a bust of Alexander Stepanovich Popov with a commemorative plaque. He spent several years of his youth in this house, studying from 1871 to 1873. One of the halls is dedicated to his biography, recreating the atmosphere of that time, displaying personal belongings and household items of his family. Portraits of the house's owners, Popov's sister, and her husband hang on the walls.
The following halls showcase technical devices from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Special attention is given to the device that detected and registered electromagnetic waves, which became Popov's first radio receiver.
In addition to Popov's significant discoveries, the museum also tells about his predecessors. Tours explain how radio waves were discovered and the first telegraph was created. Visitors can also see an artificial lightning device from Tesla's apparatus. The museum's collection includes numerous portable military radios and transmitters that significantly influenced the course of battles.
Separate halls are dedicated to the history of sound recording. Many exhibits still function, and guides are happy to demonstrate their operation to visitors.
The museum has not overlooked televisions, showcasing how technologies evolved. All the main exhibition halls can be viewed through the museum's official website, offering a virtual tour.
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