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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signs autographs for Innovative Lives guests. © 2018 Smithsonian Institution; photo by Jaclyn Nash

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Special Thanks

July 29, 2019 by Lemelson Center

The Lemelson Center had a dynamic 2018, featuring significant public engagement ranging from Draper Spark!Lab at the National Museum of American History to the expanding Spark!Lab network to invention and innovation festivals and our Innovative Lives program series.

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The Center values collaborating with partners across a broad spectrum of felds to create successful programs and activities for national and international audiences. In 2018, we especially acknowledge the following fnancial supporters and program partners:

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Anchorage Museum
  • Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
  • Atlantic Coast Conference
  • Autodesk
  • Baruch Future Ventures
  • The Boardr
  • Chevron
  • The Children’s Museum of the Upstate in Greenville, SC
  • Coastal Bridge Advisors
  • Computer History Museum
  • Constellation Energy
  • John Dabbar
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
  • The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Draper)
  • Dynamis, Inc.
  • Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, FL
  • Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
  • ePals and Cricket Media
  • Faber-Castell
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • Ford Motor Company Fund
  • George Mason University Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property (CPIP)
  • Barbara Hiatt, in honor of Father John Scott Holland Museum
  • David H. Horowitz Endowment Fund
  • Judy and Bob Huret
  • Intel
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Know Projects
  • The Lemelson Foundation
  • The MIT Press
  • Michigan Science Center
  • Midland Center for the Arts in Midland, MI
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • NMAH Office of Audience Engagement
  • NMAH Office of Building Renovation and Exhibition Services
  • NMAH Office of Curatorial Affairs
  • NMAH Office of the Director
  • NMAH Office of External Affairs
  • NMAH Office of Management and Museum Services
  • Richard Pablo Schleich
  • Science City at Union Station, Kansas City
  • Smithsonian Accessibility Program
  • Smithsonian Enterprises
  • Smithsonian Office of Contracting
  • Smithsonian Office of General Counsel
  • Smithsonian Office of International Relations
  • Smithsonian Office of the Provost/Under Secretary for Museums and Research
  • Smithsonian Women’s Committee
  • SportTechie
  • Stanford University Libraries
  • David Stone
  • Terry Lee Wells
  • Nevada Discovery Museum
  • The Toy Association
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  • US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL
  • University of Westminster
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Chris and Nanci Weaver
  • Kyung Joo H. Yoon and Family
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