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Inventor:

Bachelder, John  Search this

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

leather (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 13 in x 19 in x 15 in; 33.02 cm x 48.26 cm x 38.1 cm; wt. 50 lbs

Object Name:

sewing machine patent model

Object Type:

Patent Model

Place invented:

United States: Massachusetts, Boston

Model constructed:

before 1849-05-08

Patent date:

1849-05-08

Subject:

Patent Models  Search this

Invention  Search this

Related Publication:

A Nation of Nations

Janssen, Barbara Suit. Patent Models Index

Cooper, Grace Rogers. The Sewing Machine: Its Invention and Development

Related Web Publication:

http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/HST/Cooper/CF/view.cfm

ID Number:

TE.T06051

Catalog number:

T06051.000

Patent number:

006439

Accession number:

89797

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Home and Community Life: Textiles

Clothing & Accessories

Patent Models, Sewing Machines

Work

Industry & Manufacturing

Sewing Machines

Textiles

Patent Models

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-85b7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1071137

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2018-01-18T21:19:56.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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SmithsonianNMAI

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_yPEuQNp0nII

Creator:

Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-10-27T21:08:23.000Z

YouTube Category:

Science & Technology  Search this

Topic:

American History  Search this

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LemelsonCenter

Data Source:

Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History

YouTube Channel:

LemelsonCenter

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_8dBA1i9q82o

Creator:

Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-11-08T22:57:23.000Z

YouTube Category:

Science & Technology  Search this

Topic:

American History  Search this

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LemelsonCenter

Data Source:

Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History

YouTube Channel:

LemelsonCenter

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_GIUUlhXgSfU

Creator:

Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2015-06-11T14:09:08.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

American History  Search this

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LemelsonCenter

Data Source:

Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History

YouTube Channel:

LemelsonCenter

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_OGNljjM39RA

Creator:

Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2015-06-11T14:09:09.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

American History  Search this

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LemelsonCenter

Data Source:

Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History

YouTube Channel:

LemelsonCenter

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_dqHG9gs5iYA

Creator:

Augspurger, Mike  Search this

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this

Cater, Anita  Search this

Names:

One-Off Titanium  Search this

Extent:

0.25 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Videotapes

Oral history

Betacam sp (videotape format)

Date:

1998

2001

2000

Summary:

Mike Augspurger was born in 1956 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Working with steel land titanium, he invented an all terrain rear wheel drive handcycle. Collection contains approximately eight hours of video footage documenting Augspurger discussing his life and work and a promotional video titled One-Off Handcycle.

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains seven (7) hours of original (BetaCam SP) recordings and eight (8) hours of reference (viewing) copies documenting the life and work of Mike Augspurger, inventor of the One-Off All Terrain Handcycle. The recordings include a presentation by Augspurger for the Lemelson Center's Innovative Lives Program. Audience participants are students from Jefferson Junior High School (Washington, D.C.), Nysmith School (Herndon, Virginia), Nicholas Orem Middle School (Hyattsville, Maryland), and Rosa Parks Middle School (Olney, Maryland). The collection also contains interviews with Leni Fried, Augspurger's wife, and Provi Morillo, an owner of a One-Off Handcycle.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into three series.

Series 1, Original Videos, 2000

Series 2, Reference Videos (viewing copies), 1998; 2000

Series 3, Supplemental Documentation, 2001

Biographical / Historical:

Mike Augspurger (1956-) was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he built, modified, and raced bicycles, motorcycles, and go-karts from a young age. He attended motorcycle mechanic school at the Indiana Institute of Technology and received his B.A. from Hampshire College in 1981. Augspurger founded Merlin Metalworks in 1987 with business partners and began using titanium to manufacture bicycle frames because of its flexibility, corrosion resistance, and lightweight nature. It was his friendship with neighbor Bob Hall, a wheelchair racing athlete, which prompted him to create an all terrain arm-powered cycle. He founded One-Off Titanium, Inc., to design, manufacture, and custom-build handcycles in 1989.

The Jermone and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation was founded in 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History through a generous gift from the Lemelson Foundation. The Center's mission is: to document, interpret, and disseminate information about invention and innovation; to encourage inventive creativity in young people; and to foster an appreciation for the central role invention and innovation play in the history of the United States. The Innovative Lives series brings together museum visitors and, especially, school-aged children and American inventors to discuss inventions and the creative process and to experiment and play with hands-on activities related to each inventor's product. This collection was recorded by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.

Provenance:

This collection was recorded by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation on May 5, 2000. The Innovative Lives series brings Museum visitors and American inventors together to discuss inventions and the creative process and to experiment and play with hands-on activities related to each inventor's product.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use. Series 1, Original Videos, 2000, is stored off-site and may not be used by researchers. Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. The Archives Center does not own rights to the promotional video One-Off Handcycle. Reproduction permission and fees from the Archives Center may apply. Copies of releases on file.

Topic:

Inventors -- 20th century  Search this

Inventions -- 1980-2000  Search this

Bicycles  Search this

Mountain bikes  Search this

Bicycle industry  Search this

Slides  Search this

Photographs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews -- 1980-2000

Videotapes

Oral history -- 1990-2000

BetaCam SP (videotape format)

Citation:

Mike Augspurger Innovative Lives Presentation and Oral History, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0689

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Mike Augspurger Innovative Lives Presentation and Oral History

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a5602e7d-e9d1-4b4e-bf35-c256d97a8a24

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0689

Creator:

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this

Extent:

3 Cubic feet (20 boxes )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Oral history

Videotapes

Betacam sp (videotape format)

Vhs (videotape format)

Date:

2000 - 2001

Summary:

Thirty-three videotaped interviews of Nobel Prize laureates, conducted in Lindau, Germany, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere in the United States. The interviews form the core of the Nobel Voices Video History Project and the exhibition "Nobel Voices." Documents and preserves examples of the quest for innovation and its important messages for future generations.

Scope and Contents:

The thirty-three interviews total approximately twenty-six and one half hours in length and exist in five formats: digital, BetaCam SP, 1/2" VHS, cassette audio tapes, and transcripts. All five formats document the same interview content for each interviewee. The collection contains original, master, and reference videos, audio tapes, transcripts, production footage (stock and b-roll) and compact disks, documenting thirty-three Nobel laureates. All interviews were conducted by Neil Hollander. The production footage is from a variety of non-profit and commercial sources and there are no transcripts or time logs. The production footage was used in the exhibition interactive Ask the Prizewinners and the Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity and Innovation (interactive CD-ROM). This CD-ROM explores the motivation and vision of Nobel laureates and the history of Alfred Nobel and his prize. This CD-ROM is a resource for educators and others interested in interdisciplinary approaches to stimulating creativity. The Ernst Otto Fischer (Chemistry 1973) interview was not conducted in English and there is no transcript. The Hans-Uno Bengtson interview documents a Swedish physicist and there is no transcript. Five interviews include laureate spouses: Kirsten Fischer Lindahl, Isabella Karle, Margaret Kroto, Nancy Mullis, and Phyllis Osheroff. The video interviews and transcripts are unedited. A three minute edited version of the interviews appears on the web at http:///www.NOfestiBEL.com.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into six series.

Series 1: Original Videos, 2000

Series 2: Master Videos, 2000

Series 3: Reference Videos, 2000

Series 4: Audio Tapes, 2000-2001

Series 5: Transcripts, 2000

Series 6: Production Footage, undated

Biographical / Historical:

The National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution and the Deutsches Museum collaborated in June 2000 to conduct video interviews with thirty-three Nobel Laureates. Interviews were conducted in Lindau, Germany, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere in the United States. The video documentation subsequently formed the core of the Nobel Voices Video History Project and the exhibition Nobel Voices: Celebrating 100 Years of the Nobel Prize. The interviewees were asked about their motivations, visions for the future, and opinions on the nature of creativity and innovation. In the interviews, the laureates speak about their passion for their work, their childhood inspirations, the spirit of discovery, and the personal meaning of the Nobel Prize.

The Nobel Voices Video History Project documents and preserves examples of the quest for innovation and its important messages for future generations. Interviewees were: Werner Arber, Hans-Uno Bengton, Gunther Blobel, Paul Boyer, Claude Cohen-Tannouudji, Johann Deisenhofer, Kristen Lindahl Deisenhofer, Manfried Eigen, Richard Ernst, Edmond Fischer, Ernst Otto Fischer, Paul Greengard, Jerome Karle, Isabella Karle, Klaus von Klitzing, Walter Kohn, Harold Kroto, Robert B. Laughlin, David Lee, Rudolph A. Marcus, Kary B. Mullis, Nancy Mullis, Erwin Neher, Douglass D. Osheroff, Phyliss L. Osheroff, William D. Phillips, John Polanyi, John Pople, Gerardus t'Hooft, Robert C. Richardson, Jack Steinberger, Samuel C.C. Ting, Charles Townes, Martinus Veltman, and Jody Williams.

The Lemelson Center received generous support for the Nobel Voices exhibit from the Lemelson Foundation. The exhibit was developed in collaboration with the Deutsches Museum, Bonn, Germany, and the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, with the cooperation of the Meetings of Nobel Prize Winners in Lindau, Germany, annually convened by Countess Sonja Bernadotte of Wisborg, Sweden. Nobel Voices explores the motivation and vision of Nobel laureates and the history of Alfred Nobel and his prize. It features personal video interviews of laureates, candid photographic portraits, and original artifacts, including Albert Einstein's pipe and William Faulkner's tweed jacket and typewriter.

Visitors to the exhibition pass through eight sections telling the story of the Nobel Prize and those who have achieved it: The Nobel Prizes, Nobel Encounters, Inventing the Future, Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the Prize, The World of the Laureates, Through Young Artists' Eyes, The Nobel Laureates in Lindau, and Images of Nobel Prize Winners from the National Portrait Gallery. For more information about the Nobel Prize and Nobel Laureates see http://nobelprize.org/ administered by the Nobel Foundation.

Provenance:

The collection was transferred from the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, May 18, 2001.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Signed release forms on file.

Topic:

Medicine  Search this

Chemistry  Search this

Physics  Search this

Inventors -- 20th century  Search this

Nobel Prizes  Search this

Genre/Form:

Oral history -- 2000-2010

Videotapes -- 2000-2010

BetaCam SP (videotape format)

VHS (videotape format)

Citation:

Nobel Voices Oral History Project, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0771

See more items in:

Nobel Voices Video History Project

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89dd62049-91e7-4ce4-a316-abf27078db5e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0771

Interviewee:

Studebaker, Robert  Search this

Interviewer:

Warner, Deborah Jean  Search this

Creator:

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this

Names:

Process Equipment Company  Search this

Spectra Precision  Search this

Extent:

0.25 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Oral history

Videotapes

Interviews

Date:

1998.

Scope and Contents:

Collection documents Robert Studebaker, inventor of the LaserPlane, the first modern alternative to the liquid level. The first model was introduced in 1965.

Arrangement:

Divided into 3 series: (1) Original videos; (2) Master videos; (3) Reference videos.

Related Archival Materials:

LaserPlane models located in NMAH Division of Science, Medicine and Society (now Division of Medicine and Science).

Provenance:

Created by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, 1998.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Museum holds rights. Signed release on file.

Topic:

Tools -- 1960-1970 -- United States  Search this

Level indicators -- 1960-1970  Search this

Leveling -- 1960-1970  Search this

Inventors -- 1950-2000  Search this

Inventions -- 1960-1970  Search this

Civil engineering -- 1960-1970  Search this

Genre/Form:

Oral history -- 1990-2000

Videotapes -- 1990-2000

Interviews -- 1980-2000

Citation:

Robert Studebaker Oral History, 1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0670

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Robert Studebaker Oral History

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep862953a05-b617-4591-b3bb-d63d08436e0f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0670

Creator:

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this

Berger, Sondra  Search this

Moore, Ann, 1940-  Search this

Moore, Mike  Search this

Names:

Auckerman, Lucy  Search this

Extent:

2 Cubic feet (5 boxes , BetaCamSP, 1/2 inch VHS videotapes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audio cassettes

Betacam sp (videotape format)

Floppy disks

Interviews

Oral history

Videotapes

Place:

Africa, French-speaking West

Date:

1999-10

Summary:

Ann Moore is the inventor of the Snugli baby carrier and Air Lift oxygen carrier. The collection contains original, master, and reference videos, audiocassette recordings, and transcripts documenting Moore's inventive career.

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains 5.5 hours of original BetaCam SP recordings, 5.5 hours of master video copies, 5.5 hours of reference copies, 5.5 hours of audiocassette recordings, transcripts, and articles documenting the life and work of Ann Moore, inventor of the Snugli baby carrier and Air Lift oxygen carrier. The recordings include a presentation by Ann and Mike Moore for the Lemelson Center's Innovative Lives Program. Audience participants include students from Seven Locks Elementary School in Bethesda, Maryland; Burrville Elementary School in Washington, D.C.; Barrett Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia; and Jefferson Junior High School in Washington, D.C. Ann Moore's interview includes footage of her home in Colorado and discussions with users of the Air Lift oxygen carrier and Weego baby carrier.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into five series.

Series 1: Original videos, 1999

Series 2: Master videos, 1999

Series 3: Audiocassettes, 1999

Series 4: Reference videos, 1999

Series 5: Supplemental documentation, 1999

Biographical / Historical:

Ann Moore was born in 1940 in a small Ohio farming community and studied pediatric nursing at the University of Cincinnati. She joined the Peace Corps in 1962 as part of a medical team and was sent to Togo. She met her husband Mike Moore during training. While in Togo, Ann Moore noticed that most women tied their babies onto their backs with a long piece of fabric, which made the babies more content. Back in Colorado, Moore wanted to carry her newborn daughter Mandela in the same way. With the assistance of her mother, Lucy Aukerman, Moore designed the first Snugli baby carrier in 1969 (US Patent 3,481,517). She patented the Snugli in 1984 (US Patent 4,434,920). Snugli, Inc. grew from a small company where each Snugli was handmade by Aukerman and her neighbors to a large company with an international presence and a factory in Colorado. In 1985 Ann and Mike Moore sold Snugli, Inc. to Gerico, a Huffy Company. In 1986 Ann invented Air Lift, a soft mesh backpack oxygen carrier so people on oxygen could be more mobile (US Patent 4,739,913).

Ann and Mike Moore became disappointed in how Gerico had simplified the Snugli design so it could be manufactured less expensively so in 1999 the Moores launched Weego, a soft baby carrier similar to the original Snugli. The Weego has some modern improvements, including an adjustable buckle around the top of the carrier instead of pin tucks. The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation was founded in 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History through a generous gift from the Lemelson Foundation. The Center's mission is to document, interpret, and disseminate information about invention and innovation; to encourage inventive creativity in young people; and to foster an appreciation for the central role invention and innovation plays in the history of the United States. The Innovative Lives series brings together Museum visitors and especially school age children, and American inventors to discuss inventions and the creative process and to experiment and play with hands-on activities related to each inventor's product. This collection was recorded by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.

Provenance:

This collection was recorded by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation on October 15, 1999.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Rights:

Copyright held by the Smithsonian Institution. Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Topic:

Infants -- Care  Search this

Inventions -- 1950-2000  Search this

Inventors -- 1950-2000  Search this

Slides  Search this

Women inventors  Search this

Women inventors -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audio cassettes -- 1990-2000

BetaCam SP (videotape format)

Floppy disks

Interviews -- 1980-2000

Oral history -- 1990-2000

Videotapes -- 1990-2000

Citation:

Ann Moore Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0706

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Ann Moore Innovative Lives Presentation

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep807245371-e2c3-4d78-b05a-ebd7d0d9b573

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0706

Creator:

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this

Names:

Nobel Voices: Celebrating 100 Years of the Nobel Prize (Exhibition).  Search this

Extent:

0.75 Cubic feet (4 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Oral history

Videotapes

Interviews

Betacam sp (videotape format)

Photographs

Date:

2001-10-01

Summary:

Approximately five hours of video footage documenting Harold Kroto, chemist and Nobel Laureate (Chemistry, 1996) discussing carbon structures called "bucky balls" named after architect Buckminster Fuller's geodesic domes. Kroto describes properties and mathematical principles represented by these structures and he discusses his background and winning the Nobel Prize.

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains five (5) hours of original (BetaCam SP), master (BetaCam SP), reference videos (VHS) and one (1) audio cassette documenting Harold Kroto, chemist and Nobel Laureate (Chemistry, 1996). Kroto discusses carbon structures called "bucky balls" named after architect Buckminster Fuller's geodesic domes and describes properties and mathematical principles represented by these structures. Kroto also discusses his background and winning the Nobel Prize. Audience participants are students from Queen Anne School (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) and Nysmith School for the Gifted (Herndon, Virginia). There are two sets of reference viewing copies; the Innovative Lives Presentation was filmed using two different camera angles (camera 1 and camera 2). The content is the same.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into three series.

Series 1, Original Videos and Audio Cassette, 2001

Series 2, Master Videos, 2001

Series 3, Reference Videos and Audio Cassette, 2001

Biographical / Historical:

Harry Kroto (1939-) was born in Wisbech, Cambridegshire, England and raised and educated in Bolton, Lancashire, England. He attended Bolton School where he studied art, geography, gymnastics, and woodwork. He later graduated from the University of Sheffield earning a BSc degree (1958-1961) and a Ph.D. (1961-1964) in chemistry. Kroto's doctorate work focused on "Spectroscopy of Free Radicals Produced by Flash Photolysis." Kroto's postdoctoral work in electronic and microwave spectroscopy was conducted at the National Research Council in Ottawa, Canada, and at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey studying liquid phase interactions by Raman Spectroscopy. In 1967, Kroto joined the staff at the University of Sussex (Brighton) where he became a professor in 1985 and in 1991 was made Royal Society Research Professor. At Sussex, Kroto began exploring the possible source of carbon chains in space. Based on this research along with his colleagues Robert Curl and Richard Smalley, both of Rice University, Kroto received the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of "fullerenes." Named after architect Buckminster Fuller's soccer-ball shaped geodesic dome, fullerenes are formed when vaporized carbon condenses in an atmosphere of inert gas.

The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation was founded in 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History through a generous gift from the Lemelson Foundation. The Center's mission is: to document, interpret, and disseminate information about invention and innovation; to encourage inventive creativity in young people; and to foster an appreciation for the central role invention and innovation play in the history of the United States. The Innovative Lives series brings together museum visitors and, especially, school aged children, and American inventors to discuss inventions and the creative process and to experiment and play with hands-on activities related to each inventor's product. This collection was recorded by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.

Provenance:

This collection was recorded by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation on October 1, 2001.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Signed release forms on file.

Topic:

Nobel Prizes  Search this

Chemists -- 20th century  Search this

Chemistry -- 20th century  Search this

Slides  Search this

Genre/Form:

Oral history -- 2000-2010

Videotapes

Interviews -- 2000-2010

BetaCam SP (videotape format)

Photographs

Citation:

Harry Kroto Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview, October 1, 2001, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0792

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Harry Kroto Innovative Lives Presentation and Interview

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8fbc29a95-cf23-40af-8a02-67270d5e3905

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0792

Presenter:

Crew, Spencer, Dr., 1949-  Search this

Creator:

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this

Inventor:

Walker, Hal, Jr. (Hildreth), 1933-  Search this

Interviewee:

Stephens, Lee  Search this

Walker, Bettye Davis, Dr.  Search this

Speaker:

Lemelson, Jerome H., 1923-1997  Search this

Molella, Arthur P., 1944-  Search this

Travis, John  Search this

Heyman, Ira Michael, 1930-2011  Search this

Names:

A-MAN (African American Male Achievers Network)  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Lectures

Betacam sp (videotape format)

Videotapes

Oral history

Slides

Date:

1995 June 1

Summary:

Collection documents inventor Hal Walker and his research and development work with lasers and electric automobiles.

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains original (Betcam SP), master (Betacam SP), reference (1/2" VHS) videos and photographs documenting Spencer Crew, Secretary I. Michael Heyman, Arthur Molella and Jerome Lemelson in honor of the establishment of the Lemelson Center and the first Innovative Lives Program (a series of lecture-demonstrations by American inventors and entrepreneurs for young people--by Hildreth "Hal" Walker. Hal Walker discusses his background and how he became an inventor. With John Travis, a chemist from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Walker demonstrates the properties and applications of lasers, including measuring the distance to the moon and voice communications. Walker developed laser equipment that projected images of the moon back to the earth during the 1969 Apollo moon walk.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into four series.

Series 1: Original videos

Series 2: Master videos

Series 3: Reference videos

Series 4: Photographs

Biographical / Historical:

Hal Walker was born in 1933 in Louisiana. In 1951, he joined the Navy and served for four years as a qualified electrician's mate. In 1955, Walker joined Douglas Aircraft Company installing radar systems and at the same time began taking classes at L.A. City College. Soon after joining Douglas Aircraft, a series of layoffs occurred and Walker joined RCA working with the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS). He continued to sharpen his technical and managerial skills developing industrial and medical uses for lasers, plasma, quantum physics, and holography. By 1981, Walker joined Hughes Aircraft, the organization that brought Laser Target Designator Systems (LTDs) to the United States Army's weapons inventory. Walker retired from Hughes Aircraft in 1989 and with his wife, Dr. Bettye Davis Walker, founded A-MAN, the African American Male Achievers Network, Inc. Science Discovery Learning Center. A-MAN's mission is to utilize Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-related projects as a motivational tool and advance the educational achievement, and the intellectual and career development of African-American, Latino and other minority students pre-K thru 12thgrades.

Provenance:

Created by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation in 1995.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Signed copies of releases for Hal Walker and Mark Lee Stephens on file.

Topic:

Electric engineering -- 1980-2000  Search this

Inventors -- 1950-2000  Search this

Automobiles, Electric  Search this

Lasers  Search this

Inventions -- 20th century  Search this

Optics  Search this

Physics -- 20th century  Search this

African American inventors -- 20th century  Search this

Aerospace engineers  Search this

Aerospace industries  Search this

Photographs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews -- 1980-2000

Lectures -- 1990-2000

BetaCam SP (videotape format)

Videotapes

Oral history -- 1990-2000

Slides

Citation:

Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0602

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Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c073da41-9132-467c-93f7-29ef12a33c9d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0602

Collection Presenter:

Crew, Spencer, Dr., 1949-  Search this

Collection Creator:

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this

Collection Inventor:

Walker, Hal, Jr. (Hildreth), 1933-  Search this

Collection Interviewee:

Stephens, Lee  Search this

Walker, Bettye Davis, Dr.  Search this

Collection Speaker:

Lemelson, Jerome H., 1923-1997  Search this

Molella, Arthur P., 1944-  Search this

Travis, John  Search this

Heyman, Ira Michael, 1930-2011  Search this

Extent:

1 Videocassettes (BetacamSP) (Duration: 60:00 )

Container:

Box 1, Item OV 602.1-2

Type:

Archival materials

Videocassettes (betacamsp)

Date:

1995 May 31

Scope and Contents:

Welcome and introductory remarks by Spencer Crew, Secretary I. Michael Heyman, Arthur Molella and Jerome Lemelson in honor of the establishment of the Lemelson Center and the first Innovative Lives Program (a series of lecture-demonstrations by American inventors and entrepreneurs for young people--by Hildreth "Hal" Walker. Discussion of the Lemelson Center goals and mission. Interview questions with Jerome Lemelson about patenting, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and entrepreneurship in the United States. Features a laser demonstration with Jerome Lemelson and school students in the Hands on Science Center, American History Museum.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Signed copies of releases for Hal Walker and Mark Lee Stephens on file.

Collection Citation:

Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation

Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation / Series 1: Original Videos

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f69cbe6b-2016-4e44-ae49-aa2ff845842c

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Presenter:

Crew, Spencer, Dr., 1949-  Search this

Collection Creator:

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this

Collection Inventor:

Walker, Hal, Jr. (Hildreth), 1933-  Search this

Collection Interviewee:

Stephens, Lee  Search this

Walker, Bettye Davis, Dr.  Search this

Collection Speaker:

Lemelson, Jerome H., 1923-1997  Search this

Molella, Arthur P., 1944-  Search this

Travis, John  Search this

Heyman, Ira Michael, 1930-2011  Search this

Extent:

1 Videocassettes (BetacamSP) (Duration: 60:00)

Container:

Box 2, Item MV 602.1

Type:

Archival materials

Videocassettes (betacamsp)

Date:

1995 May 31

Scope and Contents:

Welcome and introductory remarks by Spencer Crew, Secretary I. Michael Heyman, Arthur Molella and Jerome Lemelson in honor of the establishment of the Lemelson Center and the first Innovative Lives Program (a series of lecture-demonstrations by American inventors and entrepreneurs for young people--by Hildreth "Hal" Walker. Discussion of the Lemelson Center goals and mission. Interview questions with Jerome Lemelson about patenting, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and entrepreneurship in the United States. Features a laser demonstration with Jerome Lemelson and school students in the Hands on Science Center, American History Museum.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Signed copies of releases for Hal Walker and Mark Lee Stephens on file.

Collection Citation:

Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation

Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation / Series 2: Master Videos

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ba740fde-f6a0-4e1f-a923-c72e7e66822f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0602-ref29

Collection Presenter:

Crew, Spencer, Dr., 1949-  Search this

Collection Creator:

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this

Collection Inventor:

Walker, Hal, Jr. (Hildreth), 1933-  Search this

Collection Interviewee:

Stephens, Lee  Search this

Walker, Bettye Davis, Dr.  Search this

Collection Speaker:

Lemelson, Jerome H., 1923-1997  Search this

Molella, Arthur P., 1944-  Search this

Travis, John  Search this

Heyman, Ira Michael, 1930-2011  Search this

Extent:

1 Videocassettes (VHS) (Duration: 60:00)

Container:

Box 3, Item RV 602.1

Type:

Archival materials

Videocassettes (vhs)

Date:

1995 June 1

Scope and Contents:

Welcome and introductory remarks by Spencer Crew, Secretary I. Michael Heyman, Arthur Molella and Jerome Lemelson in honor of the establishment of the Lemelson Center and the first Innovative Lives Program (a series of lecture-demonstrations by American inventors and entrepreneurs for young people--by Hildreth AHal@ Walker. Discussion of the Lemelson Center goals and mission. Interview questions with Jerome Lemelson about patenting, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and entrepreneurship in the United States. Features a laser demonstration with Jerome Lemelson and school students in the Hands on Science Center, American History Museum.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Signed copies of releases for Hal Walker and Mark Lee Stephens on file.

Collection Citation:

Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation

Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation / Series 3: Reference Videos

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b9db8f75-f024-47ac-ada8-4a1bd0adddcb

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0602-ref37

Author:

Lew-Williams, Beth  Search this

Physical description:

1 online resource (349 pages) illustrations, maps

Type:

Electronic resources

Electronic books

History

Place:

United States

États-Unis

Date:

2018

19th century

19e siècle

Topic:

Chinese--History  Search this

Chinese--Violence against  Search this

Border security--History  Search this

Race discrimination--History  Search this

Emigration and immigration law--History  Search this

Noncitizens--History  Search this

Chinois--Violence envers  Search this

Sécurité frontalière--Histoire  Search this

Immigrants clandestins--Histoire  Search this

SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations  Search this

SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies  Search this

HISTORY / United States / 19th Century  Search this

Noncitizens  Search this

Border security  Search this

Chinese  Search this

Emigration and immigration law  Search this

Race discrimination  Search this

Race relations  Search this

History  Search this

Relations raciales  Search this

Histoire  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1156423

Creator:

National Museum of American History  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2016-12-12T19:59:20.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

American History  Search this

See more by:

SmithsonianAmHistory

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianAmHistory

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_C4EZLJgas2Q

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2018-07-24T15:38:21.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

See more by:

airandspace

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_frHFCVHjZD0

Author:

Gallman, Robert E  Search this

Wallis, John Joseph  Search this

Physical description:

ix, 396 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Type:

Congresses

Place:

United States

Date:

1992

19th century

To 1865

Topic:

Cost and standard of living--History  Search this

Economic conditions  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_462655

Maker:

Searer Rubber Company  Search this

Physical Description:

glass (overall material)

cardboard (overall material)

plastic, rubber (cap material)

paper (insert material)

Measurements:

overall: 5 1/2 in x 2 3/16 in x 1 3/4 in; 13.97 cm x 5.588 cm x 4.445 cm

Object Name:

infant feeder

Place made:

United States: Ohio, Akron

Date made:

1950s

Patent date:

1950-07-04

Trademark registered (Steadifeed):

1948-12-14

Subject:

Infant & Children's Products - Pediatrics  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Sara Jean Binder

ID Number:

2016.0384.23

Catalog number:

2016.0384.23

Accession number:

2016.0384

Patent number:

US2513896A

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-3f33-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1843522