In a world of virtual reality, online socialization and instant gratification, where does a child whose curiosity can only be satisfied by taking something apart and putting it back together again fit in? This question, and his lifelong commitment and dedication to education, prompted University of Virginia engineering professor John C. Bean to create a virtual alternative — the U.Va. Virtual Lab, a Web site five years in the making that employs emerging software visualization tools to explain technologies affecting our daily lives.

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