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A Photo-Fitted Suit

A camera, some mirrors, a projector, a screen, and a calculator combined for made-to-measure clothing tailored “PhotoMetriCally.”

Places of Invention

Hollywood Geek Fest—The Oscars Side Party

Two proudly geeky historians offer an appreciation of the winners of the Academy's Scientific and Technical Awards.

Lemelson Center Books

The Early American Daguerreotype

The Early American Daguerreotype: Cross-Currents in Art and Technology by Sarah Kate Gillespie maps the evolution of the daguerreotype, as medium and as profession. Part of the Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series with MIT Press.

Invention Stories

Success Born of Failure: The Nintendo Power Glove

The Power Glove may have been a huge flop, but it was a failure that resulted in several successful inventions.

Encouraging Innovative Thinking

Teaching Science with a Wizard’s Touch

In the early 1950s, Don Herbert (1917-2007) created Watch Mr. Wizard (1951–1965), an educational children’s television program devoted to science and technology. We think he'd feel right at home in Spark!Lab.

Places of Invention

A Little Story about the Big Screen

The "Places of Invention" interactive map offers a great opportunity to share stories both epic and personal.

Places of Invention

Invention Hot Spot: Technicolor Sets the Scene

The Ruby Slippers worn by 16-year-old Judy Garland during the filming of "The Wizard of Oz" are among the most popular and treasured artifacts at the Museum. How did they get that rich ruby color?

Invention Stories

Extraordinary Attractions! Be Amazed! Must See!

Founded in 1916, the dynamic and creative duo of George H. Messmore and Joseph Damon designed and constructed window display, parade floats, and more, often featuring animated mechanical devices.

Invention Stories

Don’t Make Me Get the Flying Monkeys

A donation of Elphaba's costume from "Wicked" to the collections of the National Museum of American History prompts a look into the inventions and innovations that help make "Wicked" such an amazing spectacle.

Places of Invention

Lowell through the Lens

The "Places of Invention" Affiliates Project is empowering communities across the US to document local invention and innovation. Here's a story from Lowell, MA.

Invention Stories

Sivowitch Law of Firsts

The invention process is seldom straightforward. People always seem to want to know who invented something first, but we don’t often have such definitive answers.

Places of Invention

The Ruby Slippers: Inventing an American Icon

Intended to endure only for six months, the ruby slippers have exceeded their Hollywood origins and attained "star" status.

Archives

Melvin Hedine Papers, 1930-1972 ( inclusive )

Inventor Name Hedine, Melvin

Archives

Connon Family Fonds, ca. 1833-1931

Inventor Name Connon, John R. Repository Archives of Ontario77 Grenville Street, Unit 300Toronto, ONM5S 1B3416-327-1600www.archives.gov.on.ca

Archives

Louis E. and Max Levy photograph album, ca. 1886-1893

Inventor Name Levy, Louis and Max Repository Hagley Museum and LibraryPO Box 3630Wilmington, DE 19807-0630302-658-2400http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/index.html

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Harry Tubis collection of Brock & Weymouth, Inc. graphic materials, 1915-1930.

Inventor Name Brock, Arthur J. and Norman Repository Hagley Museum and LibraryPO Box 3630Wilmington, DE 19807-0630302-658-2400http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/index.html

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Burton S. Moore Fonds, ca. 1919-1929

Inventor Name Moore, Burton S.

Archives

Trifon Fedoruk collection, 1913-1920

Inventor Name Fedoruk, Trifon Repository Library and Archives Canada395 Wellington StreetOttawa, ON K1A 0N4CANADAReference: 613-996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777 (toll free in Canada and the US)

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Ralph H. Baer Papers, 1943-2006

Inventor Name Baer, Ralph Repository Archives CenterNational Museum of American HistorySmithsonian InstitutionWashington, D.C.202-633-3270http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives