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2021 Lemelson Center Activities Report

In 2021, the Lemelson Center focused on updating and producing digital resources and events.

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2020 Lemelson Center Activities Report

In 2020, the Center pivoted much of its work to the digital realm to serve our audiences.

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2019 Lemelson Center Activities Report

In 2019, the Lemelson Center continued to change the way people think about the role of invention in their lives.

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2018 Lemelson Center Activities Report

The Lemelson Center had a dynamic 2018, featuring significant public engagement ranging from Draper Spark!Lab at the National Museum of American History to the expanding Spark!Lab network to invention and innovation festivals and our Innovative Lives program series.

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2017 Lemelson Center Activities Report

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

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Video Game Pioneers Initiative

A project to document and preserve the legacy of video game pioneers.

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Innoskate

Innoskate explores skate culture’s creative spirit and history of innovation.

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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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The Diversity of Invention

To expand our knowledge of the full range of inventors, we have made it a priority to document and feature women and minority inventors from the past and present.