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Fellow Rachel Gross presents her research during a museum colloquium
Beyond Words

Lecture: Wear a Hat to Keep Your Feet Warm, and Other Lessons from the Science of Dressing for Extreme Weather During World War II

Lemelson Center Fellow Rachel Gross, a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses how Americans paradoxically invented and relied upon all kinds of high-tech inventions to escape the modern world and get “back to nature.”

Sunset over a Wisconsin lake.
Places of Invention

Inventing on Wisconsin's Waterways

Wisconsin is known for its waters and woods, which served as inspiration for inventor Ole Evinrude.

DO Try This at Home!

Create a Robotic Garden

Try your hand at inventing a robotic garden!

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Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Papers, 1815-1834 and undated

Inventor Name Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel

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