I've arrived at TEKNISKA MUSEET (the National Science Museum in Stockholm)!

My main goal is to see the digital-themed exhibition “MEGA MIND.”

The admission ticket is a sticker with a "T" on it.

In front of the entrance, some kids were sticking stickers all over the place, and it looked a little like a work of art, which was nice.

The lighting and signage at the entrance are surprisingly stylish.

When you think of Sweden, you think of the Nobel Prize. Established by Alfred Nobel, the inventor of
dynamite, the Nobel Prize is known as the world’s premier award, particularly in the fields of science and technology. I decided to visit the National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm, Sweden—the very place that gave birth to the Nobel Prize.
Right at the entrance is an exhibition titled “100 Innovations,” featuring 100 historically significant inventions selected through a public vote by the Swedish people.
Let me introduce a few of them.

First up is the car. I hear it came in first place in the online poll.

Computers took second place.

For some reason, there was even a Tamagotchi on display.
By the way, it seems antibiotics came in 3rd place, balls in 4th, and boats and ships in 5th, but I didn't take any photos ^^;

No. 6 is the steam engine, and No. 7 is the sewer system.

Eighth place went to electronics, and ninth place to video games.
It seems that 80 percent of Swedes play video games, and the market is reportedly worth 320 million euros. I was told that because the
nights are long, games that can be played at home are popular.

Super Mario and the Wii, too.

Number 10 is the wheel.

Now, here are a few random items.
Eyeglasses. Apparently, 25% of the population in Sweden needs eyeglasses.

Paper. Apparently, Sweden consumes 11.5 million metric tons of pulp and 10.9 million metric tons of paper and cardboard. (Figures from 2009)

Stroller.

Clothes.

Aircraft.

Print.

Dishwasher.

Dynamite.

Soft drinks. While doctors today warn that soft drinks can lead to weight gain, it’s said that when carbonated beverages were first invented, they were considered medicine. Could this be why it made the list—perhaps because the person who designed the Coca-Cola bottle was a Swedish-American?!

Contraceptives.

Zippers. Apparently, these were also invented by Swedish-Americans.

Compass.

Nails, screws.

Tetra Pak.

Tablet.

100 Inventions. While I can’t showcase them all in photos, the following were also listed:
Agriculture, architecture, dialysis, numbers, glass, GPS, hair dryers, insulin, hydroelectric power, kitchenware, cosmetics, metalworking, floral patterns, MP3s, nuclear power, pasteurization, garbage collection, shoes, soap, solar energy, in vitro fertilization,megaphones, matchsticks, microwave ovens, cell phones, motorcycles, movies, pacemakers, pens, propellers, radiators, radios, railroads, refrigerators, robots, sanitation, skateboards, sewing machines,space rockets, stearin candles, kilns, telegraphs, telephones, telescopes, televisions, toothbrushes, transistors, vaccines, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, looms, written language, X-rays, ultrasound, water purification, weapons, wind power, adjustable wrenches, ball bearings, beds, bicycles, cameras,CDs, clocks, defibrillators, excavators, fireplaces, generators, Kaya-oku, heart-lung machines, heat pumps, internal combustion engines, the Internet, light bulbs, lighthouses.
Those were the top 100 inventions chosen by the people of Sweden—I wonder what would be nominated if it were Japan.