2007 Student Prize winner Nate Ball demonstrates
his ATLAS Powered Rope Ascender.

The Lemelson-MIT Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology celebrates inventors who have turned their ideas into innovations and new products that transform our lives. The program highlights successful inventor role models and encourages young people to pursue careers in science, engineering, and technology.

The Lemelson-MIT Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology celebrates inventors who have turned their ideas into innovations and new products that transform our lives. In an effort to elevate inventors to “rock star” status, the Program highlights successful inventor role models and encourages young people to pursue careers in science, engineering, and technology by sparking curiosity through hands-on invention challenges.