Anatomy of a Failed Invention

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11 Aug

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Anatomy of a Failed Invention In 2003 the inventor Dean Kamen visited the university where I was teaching Mechanical Engineering courses and addressed the entire student body. He gave great detail about the efforts he and his team put forth to conceptualize and finally produce the Segway. I had assigned, as […]

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Marimanti Market Day Rejoice

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13 Jul

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Marimanti Market Day Rejoice Life in the western world has been widely characterized as a “rat race”. I have come to highly prefer living a much simpler and down to earth kind of existence such as that which I find in rural Kenya. Life can still abound with heart-warming pleasant surprises, […]

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African People Need Invention Education

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27 Dec

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: African People Need Invention Education For centuries, a wide array of impediments to development have been placed upon African people globally. Helpful aid has always had strings attached. Tharaka Invention Academy is positioned to deliver invention education online which will provide skills and knowledge to identify problems quantitatively, distill disciplined solutions […]

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IS THERE A PLACE FOR INVENTORS AND OTHER CREATIVES IN THE NEW AFRICA?

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23 Sep

  MEMBERS & VISITORS IS THERE A PLACE FOR INVENTORS AND OTHER CREATIVES IN THE NEW AFRICA? Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN . Unarguably, YES, there is a need […]

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INVENTION SCHOOL: End Game

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31 May

  MEMBERS & VISITORS INVENTION SCHOOL: End Game INVENTION SCHOOL: End Game Economies grow not only by adding more capital and labor. A vital ingredient Invention School will contribute to African development is skill in creating and commercializing innovation, which makes investment and workers more productive. Productivity, which is defined as the value of goods […]

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