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Screenshot of Douglas Engelbart presenting the mother of all demos on 9 December 1968. Engelbart wears a headset and his head and shoulders appear on the right side of the screen. Part of a shopping list, including grocery items bananas, carrots, lettuce, beans, and more, is on the left side.
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The Mother of All Demos

In December 1968, Douglas Engelbart debuted many of the concepts of modern, interactive computing.

2015 Lemelson Fellow Stephen B. Adams
Beyond Words

Video Lecture: Before the Garage: Beginnings of Silicon Valley, 1909–1960

Stephen Adams, Lemelson Center Fellow and Professor at Salisbury University examines the origins of the Silicon Valley as we know it today.

Smart Water Sensor packaging
Invention Stories

Is the Internet of Things Making the Internet Run Dry?

Egg cartons, streetlights, LED light-bulbs, and trash dumpsters all connect to the Internet.

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Solomon Adler Papers, 1916-1980 (bulk 1950-1966)

Inventor Name Adler, Solomon Repository Archives CenterNational Museum of American HistorySmithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.202-633-3270http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives

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Bobcat Company Records, 1940s-2009

Inventor Name Keller, Louis and Cyril

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Research Services Records, 1964-1988 and undated

Inventor Name Unknown

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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
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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
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Arthur E. Pew Papers, 1931-1951

Inventor Name Pew, Arthur E.

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
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Du Pont Textile Fibers Department Records, 1925-1970

Inventor Name Unknown

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Homer Jackson Dana Papers, 1910-1968 ( inclusive )

Inventor Name Dana, Homer Jackson

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
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McIntyre Research Foundation Fonds, 1930-1992

Inventor Name Unknown Repository Archives of Ontario77Grenville Street, Unit 300Toronto, ONM5S 1B3416-327-1600www.archives.gov.on.ca

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Program to Encourage Products and Process Innovation Case fFles, 1980-1985

Inventor Name Unknown Repository Archives of Ontario77 Grenville Street, Unit 300Toronto, ONM5S 1B3Canada416-327-16001-800-668-9933 (Toll-free number-Ontario only)www.archives.gov.on.ca

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
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National Research Council of Canada Fonds, 1916-1989

Inventor Name unknown 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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Records of the Radio Research Laboratory, 1942-1946

Inventor Name Unknown

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Walter Albert Patrick Papers 1901-1968

Inventor Name Patrick, Walter Albert

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William J. Rutter Papers

Inventor Name Rutter, William J. Repository UCSF Library & CKMArchives and Special Collections530 Parnassus Ave.San Francisco, CA 94143-0840415-476-8112http://www.library.ucsf.edu/sc/

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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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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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Elmer Sperry Records, 1910-1929

Inventor Name Sperry, Elmer

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