The exhibition came to Karachi from Mumbai and will next be going to Lahore from here, said Maha Jafarey, coordinator at the Goethe. Land of Inventors, which started on March 16 in Karachi, was formally inaugurated on Tuesday by Federal Republic of Germany Consul-General Rainer Schmiedchen.
In his inaugural speech, the consul-general spoke about the student exchange programmes that are being offered to students of various schools, teachers and those who are learning German.
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"Only 432 students from Pakistan went to Germany last year even though a large number of [Pakistani] students are going abroad to study and Germany offers various [such] programmes," Schmiedchen said. He added that Pakistan has its own science and technology policy since 2012, which can be used in research and innovations.
The exhibition has been divided into seven categories and subjects while the inventions are exhibited based on these categories. These include categories of medicine, computer science, energy, mobility, communication, optics and material. The show also has a special section of study and research in Germany.
Giving details about the exhibition, the director of the institute, Stefan Winkler, said the work that is on display focuses on world changing German inventions in the scientific disciplines. The focus of the work is both on historical and pioneering innovations.
The work is displayed on panels, with each panel having around six inventions along with images and text in German language. A guide is available for the public to explain and translate the work that is on display. The panels also have interactive elements to develop the interest of the visitors in the projects. At the exhibition, the communication panel had headphones and a disc attached with an air jack, so that the visitors can listen to sounds and relive how the invention and system worked back then.
Giving a tour to the guests at the exhibition, Anas Abid said that X-rays, aspirin and artificial skin in medicine category were discovered by Germans. According to him, the first ever telephone was also an invention of a German but the inventor died before he could launch it and later on his idea was adopted by Graham Bell. Other than that, 3D without glasses and chips in credit and debit cards were also invented by German people, he claimed.
The exhibition is open for the public till March 11. The show is open for students from 10am to 1pm, while the public can visit till 5pm.
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