Saul Griffith: Hardware solutions to everyday problems
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Professional Development |
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Computer Engineering Computer Science General Engineering, Engineering Science |
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Teaching - Lecture/Presentation |
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WWW |
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TED -Technology, Entertainment, Design |
| Description: | Streaming video of TED conference on "ideas worth spreading". "Saul Griffith offers a glimpse into the future with this compelling overview of his works-in-progress and materials-in-progress. The inventor and recent MacArthur awardee shares the inspiration (a droplet of water) behind his low-cost prescription lenses, produced by a machine the size of an inkjet printer. Other projects include Howtoons and Instructables (comics that show how to build things and understand things), "smart" rope that can tell how much it's carrying, and a house-sized kite for towing boats." |
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HowToons Website |
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TED Videos - Ideas worth spreading |
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Creative Thinking |
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Inspirational video for budding designers. "Inventor Saul Griffith looks for elegant ways to make real things, from low-cost eyeglasses to a kite that tows boats. His latest project shares open-source plans for new inventions and ideas, for grownups and kids alike. Innovator and inventor Saul Griffith has a uniquely open approach to problem solving. Whether he's devising a way to slash the cost of prescription eyeglasses or teaching science through cartoons, Griffith makes things and then shares his ideas with the world. A proponent of open-source information, he established Instructables, an open website showing how to make an array of incredible objects. His think-tank design firm, Squid Labs, invents myriad new devices and materials -- such as a "smart" rope that senses its load, or a machine for making low-cost eyeglass lenses through a process inspired by a water droplet. He's fascinated with materials that assemble themselves, and with taking advantage of those properties to make things quickly and cheaply." |
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| Publication Date: | February 2007 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/48 |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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