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A still from Steven Sebring's film Liminal about Rodney Mullen. Photo by Steven Sebring

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2017 Lemelson Center Activities Report

July 12, 2018 by Lemelson Center

The Lemelson Center had a remarkable 2017, with growth in research and education, and dynamic new public programming initiatives.

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A world in which everyone is inventive and inspired to contribute to innovation.

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The Lemelson Center engages, educates, and empowers the public to participate in technological, economic, and social change. We undertake historical research, develop education initiatives, create exhibitions, and host public programming to advance new perspectives on invention and innovation and to foster interactions between the public and inventors.

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Lemelson Center Research and Program Focus, 2016-2020

In coming years, we will continue research on the role of place in innovation and drivers for people to become inventors and innovators. We also will initiate research, exhibitions, educational activities, and public engagement work in the new areas of innovation in sports and the role of risk and failure in invention and innovation.

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