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To-Morrow's Scientists flyer for a meeting of the New York Electrical Society and the American Institute Science and Engineering Clubs on Wednesday 28 May 1941. Speakers: Patrick Carner, Roy Gluber, Baruch Blumberg, William Diefenbach.
Blog

Junior Is in the Lab!

The American Institute of the City of New York and its science and engineering clubs provided opportunities for “tomorrow’s junior scientists."

A stylized drawing of a compact fluorescent light bulb surrounded by a solid orange circle with a green border
Encouraging Innovative Thinking

Books to Encourage Inventive Thinking

These books available in the Draper Spark!Lab help our visitors find inspiration and information about invention, innovation, and creativity.

Line illustration of a Library Bureau book cart
Blog

Consider the Humble Book Cart

The L.B. Book Truck—"the most single useful device ever made for an active library”

Archival photo of boys at their desks, 1911.
Invention Stories

Timeless and Enduring Skills

The need for a skilled and educated work force is a frequent topic in current discussions about revitalizing the economy. This is not a new concern.

Elmer Gates's daughter Phoebe demonstrating sorting box.
Places of Invention

Sorting It Out

The story of psychologist and inventor Elmer Gates, who was known at the turn of the 20th century for his original ideas about experimental psychology and educating children.

Encouraging Innovative Thinking

A Career in Video Games

Lemelson Center staff member Laurel Fritzsch Belman looked into the recent history of getting degrees in video game design.

Photograph of Joel Pelovitz
Research Opportunities

Words from a Lemelson Center Intern

Interning with the Lemelson Center is a great experience for history-technology nerds!

Rendering of the Bronx section of Places of Invention
Places of Invention

Academic Hip-Hop

Both insiders and outsiders contribute valuable perspective to courses on hip-hop music taught at colleges and universities.

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
Archives

University of Washington President Records, 1854-2004

Inventor Name Unknown

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
Archives

Oregon State University President's Office Records, 1870-2002

Inventor Name Unknown

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
Archives

Cushman Family Papers, 1918-1985

Inventor Name Unknown

MIND database logo for non-Smithsonian archival materials
Archives

Records of the Radio Research Laboratory, 1942-1946

Inventor Name Unknown

Archives

Records, 1949-1985

Inventor Name Various Repository Stanford UniversityDepartment of Special Collections557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html#

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Archives

North Carolina State University Office of the Chancellor General Records, 1891-2005

Inventor Name Various Repository Special Collections Research CenterNCSU LibrariesCampus Box 7111Raleigh, North Carolina27695-7111 USA919-515-2273

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Archives

Syracuse University Office for Sponsored Programs Administrative Files, 1948-1960

Inventor Name Unknown

MIND database logo for non-Smithsonian archival materials
Archives

Frederick Emmons Terman Papers, 1920-1978

Inventor Name Terman, Frederick Emmons Repository Stanford University LibrariesGreen LibraryStanford, CA 94305-6004650-725-1022http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/

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Papers of Dr. James L. Bugg, Jr., 1969-1976

Inventor Name Bugg, James L. Repository Old Dominion UniversityPerry LibraryNorfolk, Virginia 23529-0256757-683-4483http://www.lib.odu.edu/aboutlib/spccol/index.shtml

Archives

University of Virginia Office of the President Special Records ca. 1955-1977

Inventor Name University of Virginia Office of the President Special Records

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
Archives

Papers of Thomas Hill, 1794-1930

Inventor Name Hill, Thomas Repository Harvard UniversityHarvard University ArchivesPusey LibraryCambridge, Massachusetts 02138617-495-2461http://hul.harvard.edu/huarc/

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Archives

Papers of the President of the University of Virginia, Office Administrative Files, 1954

Inventor Name University of Virginia, Office Administrative Files

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