Theater opens to special effects Web-posted 8/09/97   Creeping fog. Bubbles. Mist falling from the ceiling. This not your typical learning environment. But these are some of the features of the Paul S. Simon Discovery Theater, opening today at downtown Augusta's Fort Discovery. In the 250-seat theater, visitors can see a film that combines a host of special effects to deliver a whirlwind history of human communication.

8,000 attend opening Web-posted 4/28/97   About 8,000 adults and children visited Fort Discovery during the opening weekend, which passed without any major glitches, said George Fry, director of the interactive math and science center.

Era of Discovery begins Web-posted 4/26/97  It took almost 20 years, vision, persistence and dedication, but Saturday morning the National Science Center's Fort Discovery at Port Royal opened its doors to the public.

Prepare to be amazed Web-posted 4/24/97   When the doors finally swing open at the National Science Center's Fort Discovery this week, it will send a charge across the area that some day could reach every science student and teacher in the country.

'High wire' ride starts learning adventure Web-posted 4/24/97   It starts before you even get inside. Guarding the driveway of Fort Discovery is a gleaming tower 75 feet high with a science lesson hidden among its wires and steel. A bicycle rider pedals out on a frighteningly thin rail over the brick patio connecting the Riverwalk to Fort Discovery.

Exhibits are designed to thrill and educate Web-posted 4/24/97   From the hire-wire bicycle overlooking the parking lot, to the air cannon inside, the National Science Center's Fort Discovery Center exhibits are designed to educate while they thrill and entertain.

When Fort opens doors, many will come Web-posted 4/24/97   For years it has been just colorful pastel swirls showing a dream vision of tree-lined grass and brick commons and fictional buildings. But with the opening of the National Science Center's Fort Discovery, the master plan for transforming Riverwalk Augusta and downtown begins to come to life, and all the theories and conceptions are put to the test.

Science center's exhibits accessible at special prices Web-posted 4/24/97   Fort Discovery opens April 26 on the Riverwalk in Augusta. The interactive science and math center will feature 250 exhibits, from the basic to high-tech electronics and rides that allow you to defy gravity or simulate being chased by a dinosaur.

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