21-564: NIHF is an abbreviation and may refer to: National Inventors Hall of Fame – a not-for-profit organization in the United States that recognizes important inventors and their contributions List of National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation – the governing body of all ice hockey, sledge hockey and in-line hockey in Norway Topics referred to by
42-688: A Master of Architecture degree. He was also a Fulbright/Hayes fellow in Copenhagen , and received several grants from the Graham Foundation. After Polshek became dean of Columbia University 's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation in 1973, Western Reserve University granted his Bachelor of Science degree in 1973, forgiving the eight credits he was short. Polshek first worked for I. M. Pei , Ulrich Franzen , and other architects, before establishing his firm – James Stewart Polshek Architect – in 1963. Some of
63-520: A museum in Alexandria, Virginia , sponsors educational programs, and a collegiate competition. As of 2020, 603 inventors have been inducted, mostly constituting historic persons from the past three centuries, but including about 100 living inductees. Nominees must hold a U.S. patent of significant contribution to the U.S. welfare, and which advances science and useful arts. The 2020 class included 22 inventors. The National Inventors Hall of Fame
84-618: A theater. Admission is free. In addition to the exhibits of the artifacts and documents from the collections of the Patent and Trademark Office, it also sponsors Camp Invention, Club Invention, and the Collegiate Inventors Competition. Camp Invention, founded in 1990, is a daytime summer camp for children, with program sites in 49 states. Camp Invention is the only nationally recognized summer program focused on creativity, innovation, real-world problem solving and
105-456: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Inventors Hall of Fame The National Inventors Hall of Fame ( NIHF ) is an American not-for-profit organization , founded in 1973, which recognizes individual engineers and inventors who hold a U.S. patent of significant technology . Besides the Hall of Fame, it also operates
126-782: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C., near the Washington National Airport but it soon needed more room at a more prominent location. A committee was formed in 1986 to find a new home for it. For a time, the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , was the frontrunner. But in 1987, a patent attorney from Akron, Edwin "Ned" Oldham, the representative from the National Council of Patent Law Associations, led
147-577: The Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine and Residence Tower at New York University , and the refurbishment of Carnegie Hall . Polshek became the dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University in 1973, serving in that capacity until 1987. Under his leadership, the curriculum was revised and extended to encompass urban planning, real estate, and historic preservation. Polshek
168-687: The architect commissioner on the NYC Design Commission during the mid-2010s. His book, Build, Memory , was published in April 2014 by Monacelli Press. Polshek married Ellyn Margolis in 1952. Together, they had two children: Peter and Jennifer. He maintained an apartment in Paris during his later years. Polshek died on September 9, 2022, at his home in Manhattan . He was 92 and suffered from kidney disease before his death. Polshek
189-476: The beginning, the Inventure Place was intended to be more than a science and technology museum and library. It was designed to double as an inventor's workshop and a national resource center for creativity. Designed by an architect from New York City, James Stewart Polshek , it was a stainless-steel building, shaped like a curving row of white sails, with five tiers of exhibits. One of the exhibits allowed
210-476: The drive to move the Hall to Akron. According to Maurice H. Klitzman, one of the founding members of the Board of Directors, because of the guaranteed financial support by the city of Akron that greatly exceeded any other community's proposal, the Board selected Akron as the new home. The construction of the new building was finished in 1995 and the Hall opened to the public with the name of the Inventure Place. From
231-604: The first places were won with a delivery therapy for treating cancer and a way to facilitate suturing in abdominal surgery. Other finalists included the use of CT scanning and 3-D printing technology to replicate an amputee's lost hand, a low-profile shoulder brace that can be applied by the athletes themselves, and an electric motorcycle that runs on spheres instead of wheels. 38°48′05″N 77°03′50″W / 38.8014°N 77.0640°W / 38.8014; -77.0640 James Polshek James Stewart Polshek (February 11, 1930 – September 9, 2022)
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#1732801404859252-662: The first projects he worked on were two research facilities in Japan, as well as collaborating with Walfredo Toscanini to design a Midtown Manhattan community center. The majority of his firm's projects were in the United States, with many in New York City . These included the Ed Sullivan Theater , Seamen's Church Institute at the South Street Seaport , Sulzberger Hall at Barnard College ,
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294-409: The spirit of the invention. The Collegiate Inventors Competition was created in 1990 to encourage college and university students to be creative and innovative with science, engineering, and technology for dealing with the problems of the world. Since then, with the help from the sponsors, it has awarded more than $ 1 million to the winning students in two categories, undergraduate and graduate. In 2012,
315-521: The visitors to use computer programs for making animations and mechanisms for running laser-light shows. But attendance did not meet the expectations and the museum never made a profit, although its related ventures and programs, such as Invent Now and Camp Invention, proved to be more successful. In 2002, its name was changed to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum. Six years later the Hall moved to Alexandria. Its former facility
336-923: Was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA), and the 2018 recipient of the organization's highest honor, the AIA Gold Medal . He earlier received the Gold Medal award from the New York City chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1986. In 2002, he was honored with the Municipal Art Society 's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal, and was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Three years later, he
357-400: Was a housewife. Polshek initially intended to study medicine, enrolling in premed at Case Western Reserve University 's Adelbert College in 1947. He began taking a variety of courses, including a course on the history of modern architecture . After deciding to study architecture, he transferred to Yale University in 1950 and studied under Louis Kahn , graduating five years later with
378-510: Was an American architect based in New York City. He was the founder of Polshek Partnership, the firm at which he was the principal design partner for more than four decades. He worked as design counsel to the legacy firm Ennead Architects , as well as being actively engaged as design lead on multiple projects. Polshek was born in Akron, Ohio , on February 11, 1930. His father, Max, was the owner of an army-navy store ; his mother, Pearl (Beyer),
399-492: Was converted to a specialty school for students in grades between 5th and 8th. It is now the National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM Middle School, a middle school for the Akron Public Schools . In Alexandria, the National Inventors Hall of Fame operates a museum in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office building at 600 Dulany Street, with a gallery of digital portraits of the honorees, interactive kiosks and
420-400: Was founded in 1973 on the initiative of H. Hume Mathews, then the chairman of the National Council of Patent Law Associations (now the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations). It was launched by Ed Sobey , who was also the first director. In 1974, it gained a major sponsor in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from Washington, D.C. At first, the Hall was housed in
441-542: Was unusual among top-tier architects for taking the position that architecture is more craft than fine art and that architects have some measure of social responsibility. In 2003, Polshek served as an architectural adviser to the selection committee that chose SANAA as architects for the New Museum building. After retiring from his firm's partnership in 2005, Polshek maintained the title of design counsel to Ennead Architects (the new name of that firm). He served as
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