National Inventors Hall of Fame - NIHF
We believe our role as a Hall of Fame is to not only honor the individuals whose inventions have made the world a better place, but also to ensure American ingenuity continues to thrive in the hands of coming generations. This belief is what drives our mission: to recognize inventors and invention, celebrate our country’s rich, innovative history, inspire creativity, and advance the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship.
The National Inventors Hall of Fame® is a non-profit organization that pays it forward and invests in the future of innovation and STEM through our national, K-12 educational programs, Invention Playground®, Camp Invention®, Club Invention®, and Invention Project®. All of our education programs focus on creativity, innovation and real-world problem solving and are differentiated by the spirit of invention that we infuse throughout the curriculum, with the help and inspiration of our Inductees.
Laser Focus: The Kumar Patel Story
Camp Invention is Better with Your Besties
Camp Invention Gets Better Every Year
Camp Invention is Better with Siblings!
Cultivating Solutions: The Barbara Liskov Story
Spark your Imagination with Camp Invention 2026
Do Something: The Vinton G. Cerf Story
2025 CIC Undergraduate Finalist – VacuTrac
2025 CIC Graduate Finalist – The Dual-Sided Tag Applier (DSTA)
2025 CIC Graduate Finalist – SLIM
2025 CIC Graduate Finalist – AirGel
2025 CIC Graduate Finalist – RedAlert Living Sensors
2025 CIC Graduate Finalist – GyroGel
2025 CIC Undergraduate Finalist – Augmented Laparoscopic Grasper (ALG)
2025 CIC Undergraduate Finalist – BRCĒ Composite Material
2025 CIC Undergraduate Finalist – BiliRoo
2025 CIC Undergraduate Finalist – SENSE
At the Heart of Innovation: The Esther Sans Takeuchi Story
Shuji Nakamura’s Hall of Fame Induction
Gary D. Sharp’s Hall of Fame Induction
A Lifetime of Inspiration: The Ted Hoff Story
In an Age of His Own: The Federico Faggin Story
Celebrating the 2025 National Inventors Hall of Fame Induction