Atlas Science Center Explained

The Atlas Science Center, formerly Paper Discovery Center, is a museum and workshop center focused on papermaking^[1] in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States,^[2] where paper is an important local industry.

Programs in the past have included hands-on work experience, tours, and general information on papermaking. There is a Science Summer Series for children at the center.^[3]

The Paper Discovery Center opened in February 2005. It was first conceived in 1999 as part of the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, Inc.^[4] The Kimberly-Clark Corporation donated its former Atlas Mill on the Fox River in Appleton to house the center.

External links

• Atlas Science Center website
• Paper Industry International Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Us . March 18, 2011 . Paper Discovery Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20101215122204/http://www.paperdiscoverycenter.org/general/about_us.shtml . December 15, 2010 .
2. Web site: Paper Discovery Center . March 18, 2011 . Explore the Fox Valley . https://web.archive.org/web/20110815233033/http://explorethefoxvalley.com/2010/08/paper-discovery-center/ . August 15, 2011 .
3. Web site: Science Summer Series at Paper Discovery Center . January 6, 2011 . March 18, 2011 . VideoMedio . https://web.archive.org/web/20110110042748/http://www.videomedio.com/science-summer-series-at-paper-discovery-center/ . January 10, 2011 .
4. Web site: Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, Inc. . Paper Industry International Hall of Fame . March 18, 2011.