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Inventing Green: Inventor Profiles

Contemporary inventors in diverse fields are committed to "inventing green." Here are a few of their stories . . .

Inventive Minds: Sunil Cherian

Inventive Minds: Sunil Cherian

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Looking Back on the 1973 Oil Crisis, New Perspectives on Energy Innovation

Our annual symposium, New Perspectives on Energy Innovation, convened in October 2023.

An undated pencil sketch by Leonard Karr of a hunting blind in the shape of a cow. Leonard Karr Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History (AC762-0000009)

Inventing for the Outdoors

The archive of outdoor enthusiast and inventor Leonard Karr features kayaks, decoys, and other technologies originally developed by Indigenous Peoples...

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In the Spotlight: Fort Collins’s Amy Prieto and Sunil Cherian

In honor of Earth Day, the Lemelson Center celebrates inventors whose problem-solving has resulted in greener, more sustainable energy solutions.In...

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Who Invented the Environment?

There are two worlds; the world that we can measure with line and rule, and the world that we feel with our hearts and imaginations. — Leigh Hunt...

Metal button with image of Smokey the Bear’s head and the words “Help Smokey Prevent Forest Fires” around the outer edge

Mother Nature and Invention

Birds are singing, the sun is shining, flowers are blooming, the weather is warm (or even downright hot), and the pandemic continues to encourage us...