Smithsonian American Art Museum
This summer we opened an exhibition celebrating the ingenuity of 19th-century Americans. The Great American Hall of Wonders explores  the nineteenth-century American belief that the people of the United States shared a special genius for innovation through works of art, mechanical inventions, and scientific discoveries. After spending a considerable amount of time in the galleries with the public and our colleagues, we are convinced The Great American Hall of Wonders illustrates just how crafty those who came before us were. If you are inventive yourself, or simply are in awe of those who create with the purpose of making our lives simpler or richer, please join us for the following two programs!
 
Independent Inventors Symposium
October 27 & 28

Unidentified artist , Man of Science, 1839, National Gallery of ArtCalling all independent and small-business inventors! Join the United States Patent and Trademark Office at the Smithsonian American Art Museum for two days of discussion about challenges faced when creating, developing, manufacturing, marketing, and protecting innovations. Industry leaders, government officials, and successful inventors discuss the importance of intellectual property protection, how to make great ideas commercially viable, and how innovation and entrepreneurship can help lead economic recovery.
 
A full schedule is available at uspto.gov
Registration is required here
 
Conversation with Internet Inventors
November 9 at 7pm
 
Steven Crocker & Vinton Cerf, two of the Internet's founding fathers, discuss how their efforts changed the way we communicate. Crocker established protocols necessary for the workings of the Internet, and Cerf, a computer scientist, was instrumental in the development of the first commercial email system. 
 
No registration or tickets required
Doors open at 6:30pm
 
Need more information about these programs?
Visit our online calendar or e-mail us at [email protected].

 

IMAGES | Unidentified artist (United States, nineteenth century), Man of Science, 1839, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch | Susan Ressler, Honeywell, El Segundo, Calif., from the Los Angeles Documentary Project, 1980, Smithsonian American Art Museum Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts through the Photography Museum of Los Angeles

 

 

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