LemelsonCenter
Invention is an innate human activity. It is practiced across cultures, throughout time, and around the world. The Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, located at the National Museum of American History, explores the role of invention and innovation in the United States, particularly its historical context, and how that history relates to current events. The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center has led the study of invention and innovation at the Smithsonian since 1995, empowering the public to solve problems, navigate challenges, and effect real change in their lives and communities.
Draper Spark!Lab at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
Innovative Lives: Shawn Springs
Innovative Lives: Doug DeAngelis
Innovative Lives: Arielle Rausin and Adam Bleakney
Innovative Lives: Dawn Scott
Innovative Lives: Gary Brantley
New Perspectives on Energy Innovation
Innovative Lives: Theresa Dankovich and Madison Maxey
Innovative Lives Amy Prieto & Sunil Cherian
Innovative Lives: Beverly Wood
Inspiring STEM Pathways: Jim West
Inspiring STEM Pathways: Anthony "Tony" Ruto
Inspiring STEM Pathways: Tahira Reid
Inspiring STEM Pathways: Jessica Matthews
Inspiring STEM Pathways: Nathan Brooks
The US Innovation System in a Changing World
Innovative Lives: Martine Rothblatt
Innovative Lives: Warren Shadd
Innovative Lives: Kavita Shukla
Innovative Lives: Nathaniel Mathis
Immigration & Innovation Session 3: Current Debates: Innovation, Law, and Policy
Immigration & Innovation Session 2: Lived Experiences: Immigrant Inventors at Work
Immigration & Innovation Session 1: History: Immigrant Innovation in the United States
Inventive Minds: Amy Prieto
Inventive Minds: Tahira Reid
Inventive Minds: Marilyn Hamilton
Vaccines, Intellectual Property, and Global Equity
Interdisciplinary Invention Challenges – Pivoting from Hands on to Digital
Innovative Lives: Sarah Will and Mike Schultz
Spark!Lab Smithsonian presents the Invention Process