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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Norris, Elwood
Rosenthal, Paul R.
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March 10, 2007
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1108
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Presentation of Elwood ("Woody") Norris, the inventor of HyperSonic Sound (HSS) at the Arlington Public Library in Arlington, Virginia; and oral history interview with Lemelson Center staff member Paul Rosenthal. Norris discusses his life and inventions.
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Whitney, George Eli, 1862-1963 (engineer)
Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1898-1957
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0463
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence includes handwritten letters to John H. Bacon from Whitney. Bacon apparently undertook the task of collecting documentation of Whitney's career in the 1950s. Another 30 letters involve former associates of Whitney's, particularly Nathaniel Henry Cooledge (known as "Oliver") who was associated with Whitney as his trusted foreman and...
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Paul, Les
Eastman, William
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
McGovern, Charles
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2005
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1121
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Video recordings, transcripts, and footage logs for the Lemelson Center affiliated Les Paul Project. Interviews were conducted with Les Paul in Mahwah, New Jersey; at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards ceremony, the National Inventors Hall of Fame and backstage at the Iridium Building in New York City.
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Gray, Elisha, 1835-1901 (inventor)
Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1871-1938.
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3.6 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0014
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Legal documents, photographs, articles, copies of correspondence, three folders of original Gray correspondence on the Gray-Bell controversy; most of the collection consists of copies of material, or printed matter, collected by Lloyd W. Taylor of the museum staff.
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Stephanie Kwolek Innovative Lives Presentation
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Kwolek, Stephanie
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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1996 March 25
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0.45 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0596
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of two and one half hours of original (BetaCam SP), master (BetaCam SP) and reference (viewing) copies (VHS), documenting a lecture program for children on March 25, 1996 by Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar. Kwolek discusses her invention of Kevlar as well as her background and life experiences.
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Hoberman, Chuck
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1996-05-08
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0.25 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0604
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains original videos documenting Chuck Hoberman, inventor the Hoberman Sphere.
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Lemelson Center
- Dates:
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1994-2017
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2.19 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-100
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of project and program records created and maintained by the Lemelson Center. The materials document the development and execution of conferences, workshops, lectures, educational programs, special events, seminars, talks, and symposia. Programs documented include "Innovative Lives" and the "Inventing for the Environmen...
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1989-05 - 1990-05
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3.52 Linear feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-026
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on African American inventors and innovators, from prominent figures such as the 19th century inventor Elijah McCoy to the anonymous men and women who made important contributions to the development of American technology. The show was curated by Portia James and organized by the Anacostia Museum. It was held at the museum from May 1989 --May 1990. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
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Todd, W. David (William David)
Stephens, Carlene E., 1949-
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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1997-12-07
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0.25 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0682
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
2.5 hours of videotape documenting a succession of clock escapements invented by Richard F. Bond in the 19th century. Bond's invention was called isodynamic escapement.
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Lemelson Center
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2012-2014
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-214
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of two websites and a blog maintained by the Lemelson Center at the National Museum of American History as they existed on February 12, 2014. The Lemelson Center's primary website includes information about the Center as well as educational resources, press releases, annual reports, online exhibitions, and two serial p...