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A projection of 3 views of a male customer’s reflection in mirrors, from the side, front, and back. He is wearing a tape measure harness that goes around his neck, arm (at the shoulder), chest, waist, and hips.
Blog

A Photo-Fitted Suit

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

The Early American Daguerreotype Book Cover
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.

"Joy" movie poster
Blog

"Joy's" Process of Inventing

Jennifer Lawrence's silver screen portrayal of inventor Joy Mangano makes the case for the invention process.

Natalie Kalmus behind the camera
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.

Example of Eastman Kodak's two-color Kodachrome process of the 1910s and 20s
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?

Notes on the Odyssey Controller
Invention Stories

Playing Games on the Job

Playing vintage video games must fit under the “other duties as assigned” part of my job description.

Invention Stories

How to Hover

Inventions to tackle the fascination with floating a few inches off the ground.

Ralph Baer plays his Telesketch game, 1977.
Invention Stories

Ralph Baer: The Inventor I Knew

Director Art Molella reflects on his friendship with "the father of video games," the late Ralph Baer.

Color woodcut of a turkey in profile, with a farmer sharpening his knife in the background
Invention Stories

Innovating New Traditions

A look at the tech behind some popular Thanksgiving traditions.

1931 Popular Science Monthly article with the title Mechanical Monster Eats Girl on Movie Stage
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.

Shafrira Goldwasser
Invention Stories

Where Art and Tech Meet

Over the years, photographer Peter Badge has never gone digital.This prompted me to reflect on the tools of photographers, human creativity, and machine “intelligence.”

Young inventors at work in Spark!Lab.
Invention Stories

The Inventive Spirit, Alive and Well?

We are seeing American ingenuity and "can-do" attitude brought to us front and center in a host of reality TV shows, on not one, but several cable and public television networks.

An original Kodak camera in the collections at the National Museum of American History
Invention Stories

This Kodak Moment

Though not unexpected, the news still came as a shock: on January 19, 2012, the 132-year-old Eastman Kodak company filed for bankruptcy protection against its creditors.

A photo of Edgerton's lab at MIT
Places of Invention

MIT in World War II: A Hot Spot of Invention

Places of Invention tells the stories of historic and modern communities where people, resources, and spaces have come together to spark inventiveness.

Edgerton's aerial recon system.
Invention Stories

Seeing in the Dark: Aerial Reconnaissance in WWII

The General Electric Mazda FT-17 flash lamp was invented by Harold “Doc” Edgerton at MIT to take aerial reconnaissance photographs at night.

Mr. Wizard with experiment, circa 1950s. (AC1326-0000039)
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.

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

Melvin Hedine Papers, 1930-1972

Inventor Name Hedine, Melvin

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

William Cheney Motion Picture Collection, ca. 1920-1970

Inventor Name Cheney, William Repository Oregon Historical SocietyResearch Library1200 SW Park AvenuePortland, Oregon 97205503-306-5240 Physical Description 31 film reels : silent, b&w; and color ; 16 mm.

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

Louis E. and Max Levy Photograph Album, ca. 1886-1893

Inventor Name Levy, Louis and Max

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

Harry Tubis Collection, Brock & Weymouth, Inc., Graphic Materials, 1915-1930

Inventor Name Brock, Arthur J. and Norman

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