National Inventors Hall of Fame

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Exterior of the National Inventors Hall of Fame museum, 2005
Exterior of the National Inventors Hall of Fame museum, 2005

The National Inventors Hall of Fame is an organization that honors important inventors from the whole world. The only prerequisite of induction is being named an inventor on a US patent. Posthumous induction is allowed. As of 2008 there were 389 inductees. New inductee announcements are made in mid February.

The organization has a museum in Akron, Ohio, and an annual induction ceremony. Inductees are chosen by a national panel of inventors and scientists. There are satellite offices in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles.

It is a non-profit organization founded in 1973 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations. The organization hosts the Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge, an annual contest for inventors nationwide, in collaboration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Time magazine and The History Channel. It also operates Camp Invention, a summer camp program for elementary school age children and the Collegiate Inventors Competition.

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