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Jerome “Jerry” Lemelson

Dorothy “Dolly” Lemelson

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Invention Education

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Supporting ecosystems for invention-based businesses from incubation to market

Climate Action

Leveraging the tools of invention and innovation to address climate change

InventEd

Preparing students for a future yet to be invented

Engineering for One Planet

Integrating sustainability into engineering education to protect and improve our planet and our lives

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  • Protecting the Planet, One Engineering Class at a Time
    Engineering for One Planet, Faces of Invention, Impact Spotlights, Invention Notebook, Inventor Bio

    Protecting the Planet, One Engineering Class at a Time

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Environmental Defense Fund

Monitoring methane emissions to fight climate change

Invention Education
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Climate Action
Engineering For One Planet

Why Invention

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Meet the Woman Who is Transforming Early Breast Cancer Detection in India

How Adversity Led to a Lifetime of Engineering and Invention

Converting a Classic Car into a Zero-Carbon Ride

Molly Grace

Escaping the ordinary in the classroom

Shawn Springs

Transforming the game with invention

Zora Chung

Creating sustainable technology for electric cars

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  • Villgro Africa
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    Villgro Africa

  • SELCO Foundation
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    SELCO Foundation

  • Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies
    Grantee Profiles, Invention and Entrepreneurship Initiative

    Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies

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Jerome “Jerry” Lemelson

Dorothy “Dolly” Lemelson

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    Ramesh Raskar

    A Conversation With MIT Media Lab’s Ramesh Raskar

    The professor discusses his early influences, approach to technology, and solving the right problem at the right time. In September…

Invention Roundups

  • May 19, 2020

    5 Young Inventors Aim to Change the World

    Anyone can be an inventor. There are no restrictions on having a bright idea that can change the world. Note:…

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