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Explore electronics and learn about the inventor of the home security system.
A circuit is a passage for electronic current to flow, and we use hundreds of them daily. To turn on a light, increase the volume, or charge a phone. Marie Van Britton Brown, a Black nurse from New York, wanted to feel safe in her home, so she created a closed-circuit television security system (the model for all business and home security today). Using Snap Circuits, follow the step-by-step directions to build an FM radio, digital voice recorder, burglar alarm, doorbell and more.
Our Gonzales location was built in 1980 under the direction of Earline Decoteau, Director and serves as our Main Library location. It was expanded & renovated in 1996, 1998, and 2011, under the direction of Angelle Deshautelles, Director.
