engineering

The Father of FM Radio: Edwin Armstrong

The Father of FM Radio: Edwin Armstrong

On December 12, we wrote a blog about the first trans-Atlantic radio transmission that was sent by Guglielmo Marconi. Well, at that time, Edwin Armstrong was only 11 years old and the idea of frequency modulation had not yet come to be. Edwin Armstrong is considered to be one of the great engineers of the …

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Creativity is “S.T.E.M.”ming From Our Youth

Creativity is “S.T.E.M.”ming From Our Youth

Although it might sound cliché and fairly obvious, our kids are the future and after the WQED ‘Design Lives Here’ event that took place on Friday, November 8 at Inventionland, we can assure you that the future looks bright! Science, technology, engineering and math (S.T.E.M.) were at the forefront of the Invention Convention and these …

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Nigeria Gets Kids Off the Couch & Inventing

Nigeria Gets Kids Off the Couch & Inventing

“You watch too much TV!” We all grew up hearing authority figures and parents scold us for inactivity. Well, Nigeria is doing something about their entertainment-obsessed youths. According to a recent article posted on The Guardian online, “Over 75 percent of Nigerian children now spend most of their time watching movies …” So Lagos – …

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