In 2015, elite wheelchair marathoner Arielle Rausin didn’t realize that a 3D printing assignment for college would change her game. She had spent...
On April 14, 2021, Marilyn Hamilton, co-inventor of the Quickie wheelchair, spoke with National Museum of American History curator Katherine Ott about...
Living in downtown Washington, DC, during the pandemic means that every day there is news of yet another local restaurant closing its doors. I hear...
The built environment that surrounds us is a serious matter, especially to Elaine Ostroff (1933–). An educator, advocate, problem solver, and...
Last summer, Spark!Lab hosted three interns to work on family learning and access projects. I wanted them to work with the staff and volunteers to...
Sports and innovation has been a subject of great interest to the Lemelson Center that we highlight as part of our 2016-2020 strategic planning...
“Growing up with cerebral palsy made me a stronger person and very determined to succeed. Inventing has given me confidence and a way to help myself...
Mike Augspurger’s lifelong interest and training in mechanics, bicycle design, and off-road racing led him to start a bike company. Along with custom...
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“Citius, Altius, Fortius”—translated as “faster, higher, stronger”—is the motto of the modern Olympic...
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of posts by Lemelson Fellow Aimi Hamraie. At the time of writing, Hamraie was a PhD candidate in Women’s...
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of posts by Lemelson Fellow Aimi Hamraie. At the time of writing, Hamraie was a PhD candidate in Women’s...
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of posts by Lemelson Fellow Aimi Hamraie. At the time of writing, Hamraie was a PhD candidate in Women’s...
“Anything you can think of, you can create,” says Van Phillips, inventor of Flex-Foot, a line of artificial legs that has revolutionized the field of...
"If you want to make an improvement or an innovation or an invention, the place to look is in yourself," Mike Augspurger told students at the Lemelson...
Over the last couple of years, the Lemelson Center has been looking at the variety of means invention mediates the interface between human beings and...
