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Jerome “Jerry” Lemelson

Dorothy “Dolly” Lemelson

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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson

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Invention Education

Developing STEM-based invention education

Invention & Entrepreneurship

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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  • Engineering for Good
    Faces of Invention, General, Impact Spotlights, Invention Education, Invention Education Initiative, Invention Notebook, Inventor Bio

    Engineering for Good

Climate Action Initiative
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Environmental Defense Fund

Monitoring methane emissions to fight climate change

Invention Education
Invention & Entrepreneurship
Climate Action
Engineering For One Planet

Why Invention

Invention Spotlights

Faces of Invention

Invention Notebook

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

News

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  • Latino Founders
    General, Grantee Profiles

    Latino Founders

  • Pollinate Impact
    Grantee Profiles

    Pollinate Impact

  • Recognizing the Power of Invention Education for Re-Engaging Students
    General, Invention Education, Invention Education Initiative, Invention Notebook, News and Events

    Recognizing the Power of Invention Education for Re-Engaging Students

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Our Story

Jerome “Jerry” Lemelson

Dorothy “Dolly” Lemelson

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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson

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Invention Education

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Jerry Lemelson’s Invention Gallery

1920s – A young Jerry Lemelson
1930s – A young Jerry Lemelson with his younger brother Howard and friends
1930s – Jerry Lemelson and his younger brother Howard with model airplane
1930s – Jerry Lemelson’s photo published in an airplane magazine
1930 – Jerry Lemelson portrait
1940s – Jerry Lemelson
1940s – Jerry Lemelson during his military service with Army Air Corps
1940s – Jerry Lemelson during his military service with Army Air Corps
1940s – Jerry Lemelson and his mother
1950s – Jerry and Dolly Lemelson and family at their wedding
1950s – Jerry and Dolly Lemelson with their wedding cake
1950s – Jerry and Dolly Lemelson
1960s – Jerry Lemelson portrait
1960 – Jerry Lemelson and his sons Eric and Rob and others
1960s – Jerry Lemelson and his sons Eric and Rob
1960s – Jerry Lemelson and his son Rob
1960s – Jerry Lemelson and his son Eric
1960s – Jerry Lemelson on vacation
1960s – Jerry Lemelson and his sons Rob and Eric
1980 – Jerry and Dolly Lemelson
1980s – Jerry Lemelson at park in Princeton
1980s – Jerry Lemelson with author Tom Wolfe
1980s – Jerry and Dolly Lemelson and friend Jack Gilstein
1990s – Jerry and Lemelson with their sons Rob and Eric
1990s – Jerry Lemelson
1990s – Jerry and Dolly Lemelson
1990s – Jerry Lemelson with his toy darts invention
1990s – Jerry Lemelson
1990s – Jerry Lemelson surrounded by products created from his inventions
1990s – Jerry Lemelson in Hawaii
1997 – Jerry and Dolly Lemelson
1990s – Jerry Lemelson with a cassette recorder based on his invention
1990s – Jerry Lemelson with a toy car track based on his invention
1990s – Jerry and Dolly Lemelson at MIT
1990s – Jerry Lemelson with his IP attorney Gerald Hosier
Jerry and Dolly Lemelson
1990s – Jerry and Dolly Lemelson
1990s – Jerry and Dolly Lemelson
1990s – Jerry and Dolly Lemelson
1990s – Jerry Lemelson at awards ceremony
1990s – Jerry Lemelson
1990s – Jerry Lemelson working
1990s – Jerry Lemelson

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