Beyond Words
Contemporary inventors in diverse fields are committed to "inventing green." Here are a few of their stories . . .
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Grand Stands: Stadium Technology and the New Fan Experience, explores how design innovations and new interactive technologies elevate the fan experience and build community at three of the world’s newest stadium projects: SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California; seven new stadiums and a major renovation in Doha, Qatar; and the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.
Beyond Words
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also writes books about invention for kids.
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The Lemelson Center and SportTechie collaborated to produce IMPACT, featuring interviews with representatives from the NFL and the Pro Football Hall of Fame, professors and engineers from helmet research labs at Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia, helmet manufacturers Vicis and Riddell, and former NFL players Shawn Springs and Eric Winston.
Symposia & Conferences
We are being watched. How did our surveillance society emerge, and what is the effect of ubiquitous surveillance on our everyday lives?
Symposia & Conferences
We are being watched. How did our surveillance society emerge, and what is the effect of ubiquitous surveillance on our everyday lives?
Symposia & Conferences
We are being watched. How did our surveillance society emerge, and what is the effect of ubiquitous surveillance on our everyday lives?
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Jeff Brodie, Deputy Director of the Lemelson Center, discussed the Center's multiyear effort to study invention, sport, technology, and society on the SportTechie podcast.
Beyond Words
Missed Military Invention Day 2017? Here are some highlights from this great festival—mark your calendars for 2018!
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On 16 February 2017, the Lemelson Center, the USPTO, and the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property hosted a panel discussion that explored the history of innovation and the broader social, political, and legal context in which it occurred in the late nineteenth century in the United States. Speakers adressed the historical role of patents, research-intensive startups, litigation, and licensing in an important period of disruptive innovation.
Beyond Words
Dr. Lonnie Johnson has devoted his life to solving some of the world’s most complex technological problems.
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During World War II, Higgins Industries grew to over 20,000 workers to meet demand.
Beyond Words
Author and former Lemelson Center fellow Sarah Kate Gillespie discusses her new book on the history of the daguerreotype.
