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Thank you to all the sponsors who supported this year’s National Inventors Hall of Fame® Induction Ceremony! Your belief in honoring American innovation and empowering the next generation of innovators is unmatched. #NIHF2024 Walt Disney Imagineering BRP Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PhRMA Qualcomm USPTO
Last night the Anthem was filled with the spirit of innovation as we welcomed our Class of 2024 Inductees to the National Inventors Hall of Fame®. Check out some of the standout moments from an unforgettable night! #NIHF2024
The Force is strong with this one! Lanny Smoot, the creator of lightsabers used at Disney Parks and a Disney Imagineer who holds 100-plus patents, will be welcomed into the National Inventors Hall of Fame® next week at our Induction Ceremony in Washington, D.C. Discover how this once curious kid turned into Disney's most prolific inventor and now Hall of Fame Inductee! https://bit.ly/3Uq8Yrz #MayTheFourthBeWithYou
2024 Inductee Jim Allison, Ph. D. maintains a deep appreciation for endeavors that enrich life. His love of music has led him to play in a blues band composed of Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer members and immunologists or oncologists, called The Checkpoints. Check these top facts you must know about this newest Inductee! https://bit.ly/44nkB72 #NIHF2024 #EndCancer MD Anderson Cancer Center
Having a lifelong affinity for science, 2024 Inductee David Klenerman pursued chemistry at University of Cambridge, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1982. Returning to the university in 1994, he currently serves as a professor of biophysical chemistry and is a group leader at the UK Dementia Research Institute. Explore more facts about this newest Inductee! #NIHF2024 https://bit.ly/3JAGFl3
2024 Inductee Shankar Balasubramanian holds over 20 U.S. patents, serves as professor of chemistry at University of Cambridge, and received the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences and the Millennium Technology Prize. Discover more facts about this inspiring innovator! #NIHF2024 https://bit.ly/446paTr
2024 Inductee Asad Madni credits his family's support for his childhood interests in the arts and in the sciences. Throughout his career in industry and now, as a distinguished adjunct professor and distinguished scientist at UCLA, he combines both passions, labeling himself as an inventor and artist. “For complex problems, I try to look at the most elegant solution, and I always treat my solutions as artistic expressions.” #NIHF2024 https://bit.ly/3Ujlk4X
Why you should enter the Collegiate Inventors Competition®: 1. Compete for cash prizes and patent acceleration. 2. Gain exposure and feedback from Hall of Fame inventors and patent experts. 3. Network with like-minded students. Undergraduate and graduate students, enter now! https://lnkd.in/g955f3Kq
#DYK 2024 National Inventors Hall of Fame® Inductee Jokichi Takamine arranged for the shipment of the cherry blossom trees that can be seen in bloom at the National Cherry Blossom Festival? These trees have served as a symbol of friendship between Japan and the U.S. for over 100 years! https://bit.ly/3VzYKqS #NationalCherryBlossomFestival #CherryBlossoms #WashingtonDC #NIHF2024
Discover the tools to implement powerful strategies that will promote design thinking for students in your classroom! Join us as part of the #NationalSTEMFestival presented by EXPLR and U.S. Department of Education for our virtual workshop on 4/13 at 11 a.m. ET. Secure your spot before it’s too late! https://bit.ly/43CqVHF #STEMweek