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May 26, 2021 | Laura Havel

Winners Announced in Smithsonian-Cricket Media’s 10th Spark!Lab Dr. InBae and Mrs. Kyung Joo Yoon Invent It Challenge

Cricket Media, in partnership with the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, is pleased to announce the winners of the 10th Annual Spark!Lab Dr. InBae and Mrs. Kyung Joo Yoon Invent It Challenge, which received more than 140 entries from across four continents.

May 25, 2021 | Laura Havel

Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center Spotlights Women Inventors in New Bilingual Display and Poster Show

Exhibition Reflects the Central Tenet of the Lemelson Center: Everyone Is Inventive

May 18, 2021 | Laura Havel

Smithsonian Developing Initiative to Create STEM Materials and Inspire Black Youth

The Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation is launching an educational project geared toward inspiring Black teens to pursue STEM fields. Nominations are due May 21, and sports technology companies are encouraged to submit nominees.

March 25, 2021 | Arthur Daemmrich and Art Molella

Dorothy Lemelson, 1926–2021

With heavy hearts but also the joy of having known a vibrant light, we share the news that Dorothy Lemelson (Dolly to friends and family) passed away on Wednesday, March 10.

October 14, 2020 | Laura Havel

Lemelson Center Director Emeritus Awarded Leonardo Da Vinci Medal

Arthur P. Molella, Director Emeritus, Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History received the Leonardo da Vinci Medal during the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) 2020 Virtual Forum on October 6, 2020.

October 1, 2020 | Laura Havel

Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center Receives Grant from National Science Foundation: $1.8 Million to Fund “Game Changers” Exhibition Project

The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation has received a grant of $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation. The grant will support informal science education through the center’s “Game Changers” exhibition project.

April 13, 2020 | Lemelson Center

Kara Swanson Named 2020 Arthur Molella Distinguished Fellow



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February 5, 2020 | Laura Havel

Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center Is Head Over Wheels

Program To Highlight Accessibility Innovations in Sports Technology During Evening Event and Donation Ceremony

January 27, 2020 | Laura Havel

Smithsonian Institution Career Opportunity: Spark!Lab Facilitator (PART-TIME)

The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (Lemelson Center) at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) seeks a part-time Spark!Lab Facilitator.

September 3, 2019 | Laura Havel

Smithsonian Institution Career Opportunity: Spark!Lab Facilitator (PART-TIME), Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

Spark!Lab Facilitator (PART-TIME), Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History

November 8, 2018 | Laura Havel

Spacewar! Creators Honored at Smithsonian “Innovative Lives” Event

Team to receive Academy of Arts and Sciences Pioneer Award

Before there was Call of Duty or Candy Crush, before Mario or Minecraft, there was Spacewar!, the 1962 game that helped launch the multi-billion dollar video games industry.

November 8, 2018 | Laura Havel

Spacewar! Creators Honored at Smithsonian “Innovative Lives” Event

Team to receive Academy of Arts and Sciences Pioneer Award

Before there was Call of Duty or Candy Crush, before Mario or Minecraft, there was Spacewar!, the 1962 game that helped launch the multi-billion dollar video games industry.

September 14, 2018 | Laura Havel

Lemelson Center Moves Women Inventors to the Front in New Display

Smithsonian Gallery To Highlight Women’s Inventions

The word “inventor” may conjure images of men like Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, but the history of women inventors is as long as that of their male counterparts. “The Inventive Minds: Women Inventors” exhibit illustrates the creativity of women inventors over more than a century.

July 26, 2018 | Laura Havel

2018 National Trademark Exposition Highlights the Important Role Trademarks Play

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, in collaboration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, will host the 2018 National Trademark Exposition. It will take place Friday, July 27, and Saturday, July 28, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the museum’s first-floor west wing.

July 26, 2018 | Laura Havel