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With 400 patents spanning a 50-year career, Stan Ovshinsky, together with his wife Iris, developed an array of energy and information-related inventions that advanced many technologies and industries--all in pursuit of a vision of a hydrogen-based economy.
Driven by a love of science as well as strongly held social convictions, Stan Ovshinsky's wide-ranging interests took him from the study of how certain types of materials perform to how the human mind itself processes information. His striking insights and surprising connections have helped to enable the devices we use every day--from computer memory, liquid crystal displays, electric and hybrid vehicles to solar energy systems and more.
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Methods and Philosophy
with Stan Ovshinsky
Length: 3:46 -
Solar Panels
with Stan Ovshinsky
Length: 2:05 -
Big Problems Big Solutions
with Stan Ovshinsky
Length: 2:34 -
Nickel Metal Hydride Battery
with Stan Ovshinsky
Length: 1:11 -
The Role of Science
with Stan Ovshinsky
Length: 4:41 -
Nurturing Ideas
with Stan Ovshinsky
Length: 3:54 -
Innovation in Tough Times
with Stan Ovshinsky
Length: 5:21 -
Vision and Opposition
with Stan Ovshinsky
Length: 2:29 -
The Process of Invention
with Stan Ovshinsky
Length: 3:07
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William McDonough
Architect & Designer
McDonough is best known as a pioneer in the green design movement, creating buildings, designs, and strategies that are "environmentally intelligent."
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Thomas Edison
Prolific Inventor, Change Agent
Thomas Edison is one of the most prolific inventors who ever lived. His breakthroughs have had a profound effect on virtually every aspect of daily life.
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Buckminster Fuller
Visionary Thinker, Serial Entrepreneur
For Buckminster Fuller, the answer was usually yes—though not necessarily as planned or envisioned.
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