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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.

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Melvin Hedine Papers, 1930-1972

Inventor Name Hedine, Melvin

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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.

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

Inventor Name Levy, Louis and Max

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

Inventor Name Brock, Arthur J. and Norman

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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

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Burton S. Moore Fonds, ca. 1919-1929

Inventor Name Moore, Burton S.

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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

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Pietro Lazzari Papers, 1878-1998

Inventor Name Lazzari, Pietro Repository Reference DepartmentArchives of American ArtSmithsonian InstitutionWashington. D.C. 20560202-275-1961http://www.aaa.si.edu/

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Exhibition Installation Records, Inventions for Victory, 1942-1943

Inventor Name Various Repository Brooklyn MuseumLibraries & Archives200 Eastern PkwyBrooklyn, NY 11238718-501-6307http://library.brooklynmuseum.org/

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Roger deMontebello Papers, 1947-1987

Inventor Name deMontebello, Roger

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Hale G. Smith Papers, 1911-1980

Inventor Name Smith, Hale G. Repository Dartmouth College LibraryRauner Special Collections Library6065 Webster HallHanover, NH 03755603-646-0538http://www.dartmouth.edu/~speccoll/

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Merritt Crawford Papers, ca. 1888-1942 (bulk 1900-1939)

Inventor Name Lee De Forest, W.K.L. Dickson, Thomas Alva Edison, William Friese-Greene, Eugene Lauste, L.A. Augustin LePrince, and Georges Melies

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George S. Moler papers, 1908-1913

Inventor Name Moler, George Sylvanus

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Production Records, 1980-2002

Inventor Name Not applicable Repository Smithsonian InstitutionArchives A&I; 2135MRC 414Washington, DC 20560http://siarchives.si.edu/

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Edward Rolke Farber Papers, 1914-1981

Inventor Name Farber, Edward Rolke Repository State Historical Society of Wisconsin

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Photography Business Ephemera, ca. 1850-1977

Inventor Name Various

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