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2010 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees to be Announced at National Press Club
Monday, February 01, 2010
The inventors of nine world-changing inventions will be introduced
All living inductees will be present
Alexandria, VA -- The 2010 class of Inductees to the National Inventors Hall of Fame will be announced to the media at the National Press Club on February 10, 2010. These amazing innovators join the 405 other Hall of Fame Inductees who have been inducted since the Hall of Fame was established in 1973.
The new Inductees created industry-forming and life-changing inventions in the fields of cancer research, telecommunications, aerospace, home entertainment, undersea exploration, adhesives, and abrasives. All living Inductees will be at the media announcement as will family members of the posthumous honorees.
The annual Induction Ceremony will be held the following day, February 11, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. in the Main Auditorium at the United States Department of Commerce Building. The public event will be hosted by United States Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and over fifteen previously honored Hall of Fame Inductees will be in attendance. This will be the first time in 20 years that the Induction ceremony has been held in Washington.
What:
2010 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Announcement
Where:
National Press Club, Murrow Room
529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
When:
Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 9:30 a.m.
Background
The non-profit National Inventors Hall of Fame was founded in 1973 to honor the men and women who have promoted the progress of science, technology, and the economy. Each year a new class is inducted into the Hall of Fame in recognition of their patented inventions that make human, social, and economic progress possible. The NIHF was founded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Association. The Hall is headquartered in Alexandria, VA where its museum is featured on the campus of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. For more information, visit www.invent.org.
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