Beyond Words
Contemporary inventors in diverse fields are committed to "inventing green." Here are a few of their stories . . .
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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.
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Casey Cater, Lemelson Center Fellow and Ph.D. candidate at Georgia State, discusses how electric energy was marketed and sold in the post-war south.
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In 1960, custom colors for Fender electric guitars were standardized. For the most part, Fender used automotive paint from DuPont. John Lennon and George Harrison of The Beatles owned Fender Stratocasters painted in “Sonic Blue,” one of the colors available on the 1956 Cadillac.
