257 results for: Innovation and Invention
Rhinestone pin, "7E7", in white plastic box, 2007
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was originally named the 7E7, the "E" standing for Efficiency. It is not unusual for Boeing aircraft under development to have a letter sandwiched between 7s. The name changes to a number, usually sequential, prior to launch.
ID Number:2017.48.2
Date:2007
Lapel pin, "787 Dreamliner Premiere 07.08.07", 2007
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was launched on July 8, 2007 (07/08/07). It is Boeing's most fuel-efficient airliner and the first of its kind to use composite material as primary in the construction of the airframe.
ID Number:2017.48.3
Date:2007
Lapel pin in the shape of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner commercial jet, 2007
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was launched on July 8, 2007 (07/08/07). It is Boeing's most fuel-efficient airliner and the first of its kind to use composite material as primary in the construction of the airframe.
ID Number:2017.48.4
Date:2007
Atago hand-held refractometer (brixometer) used by local food entrepreneur Jon Rowley to calculate brix, ca. 2008
Jon Rowley, also known as the "fish missionary" by Julia Child, was an influential Seattle food marketer, restaurant consultant, and tastemaker. He used the Atago refractometer when testing the sucrose content, or brix, of fruits and vegetables at local farmers markets.
ID Number:2017.49.1
Date:Circa 2008
Arktek Passive Vaccine Storage Device (P6) designed by Intellectual Ventures, ca. 2008
In 2008, the Gates Foundation challenged Intellectual Ventures to help fix the issue of keeping vaccines cool until they reach patients in far-flung parts of the world. The Arktek Passive Vaccine Storage Device, developed by Global Good, a collaboration between Intellectual Ventures and the Gates Foundation, was designed and manufactured to act as a "super thermos" to refrigerate vaccine supplies…
ID Number:2017.51.1
Date:Circa 2008
Cutaway demo of the Arktek Passive Vaccine Storage Device (P6), ca. 2008
In 2008, the Gates Foundation challenged Intellectual Ventures to help fix the issue of keeping vaccines cool until they reach patients in far-flung parts of the world. The Arktek Passive Vaccine Storage Device, developed by Global Good, a collaboration between Intellectual Ventures and the Gates Foundation, was designed and manufactured to act as a "super thermos" to refrigerate vaccine supplies…
ID Number:2017.51.2
Date:Circa 2008
Fruit picker, ca. 2008
City Fruit was founded in 2008 when a a group of people decided to manage and grow urban orchards in Seattle. This picker was used by the City Fruit volunteers to harvest fruit from these urban orchards.
ID Number:2017.57.1
Date:Circa 2008
Chasley juggling set, "The Flying Penguini," ca. 1980s
Barb Brister is the creater and co-founder of the Chasley juggling set The Flying Penguini and other uniquely iconic juggling items. The company was in business in Seattle from 1981 to 1998. The name "Chasley" comes from her husband's name Charlie or "Chas".
ID Number:2017.58.1
Date:Circa 1980
Football helmet, ZERO1, made by VICIS, 2017
The VICIS Foundation is a Seattle-based organization dedicated to providing high schools and youth leagues with sports protective equipment and sports safety programs. The ZERO1 helmet is a highly-engineered product, the result of three years of research and development influenced by leading athletes, engineers, and neurosurgeons. The helmet provides a wider peripheral view, and the multiple layers mitigate collisions and…
ID Number:2017.68.1
Date:2017
Inflight coverall jacket, pants, and boots owned by astronaut Richard Francis Gordon, Jr., 1970-1971
Richard Francis Gordon Jr. (1929-2017) was born in Seattle and attended the University of Washington. He was a pilot for the Navy before being selected in 1963 to be an astronaut for NASA. He was the pilot of the 1966 Gemini 11 mission and orbited the Moon as the command module pilot for the 1969 Apollo 12 mission. These inflight…
ID Number:2017.71.1.ONLINE
Date:1970-1971