Woody's Lemmelson Prize money...distributing it to inventors, but apparently hasn't been touting the fact.
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Architect Mark Allan Burginger of Bend, Ore., recently launched the production of a geometric construction toy based on an idea he developed while in college and has fine-tuned over the years. Qubits, "The Construction Toy of the Future," allows kids to build a variety o ... More »
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United States, Bend, OR
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Male
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Qubits Construction Toy, Burginger Architect
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I'm passionate about
Architecture, modular design, structures in nature and my toy that addresses all of the above to children all across the United States - sales are good and they can only get better -Parents love it!
An idea worth spreading
Architect Mark Allan Burginger of Bend, Ore., recently launched the production of a geometric construction toy based on an idea he developed while in college and has fine-tuned over the years. Qubits, "The Construction Toy of the Future," allows kids to build a variety of 3-D structures while introducing them to the basics of geometry and architecture. Qubits stands for "quantum bits"—a scientific unit of measurement.
Mark likes to volunteer at local Elementary, Middle , High school classrooms. "That's the best part, watching them play with the pieces and seeing how the parts go together, and watching that light go on as they figure out how they can build different things," he says. "They start talking about engineering, architecture, geometry; and then you can engage them and try to teach them something while they're there."
Mark's architectural web site can be found at burginger.com
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3D animation, model building, video, photography.
My TED story
Architect Mark Allan Burginger of Bend, Ore., recently launched the production of a geometric construction toy based on an idea he developed while in college and has fine-tuned over the years. Qubits, "The Construction Toy of the Future," allows kids to build a variety of 3-D structures while introducing them to the basics of geometry and architecture. Qubits stands for "quantum bits"—a scientific unit of measurement.
Mark likes to volunteer at local Elementary, Middle , High school classrooms. "That's the best part, watching them play with the pieces and seeing how the parts go together, and watching that light go on as they figure out how they can build different things," he says. "They start talking about engineering, architecture, geometry; and then you can engage them and try to teach them something while they're there."
Mark's architectural web site can be found at burginger.com
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A comment on Talk: Woody Norris invents amazing things
Feb 14 2009: Without Woody my invention would not have seen the light of day, basically the $500,000 prize he received in 2005 was distributed in small amounts to new fledging inventors such as myself. All the kids playing with my toy owe him a hearty thank you.
He is a real visionary which can easily work against you in this world of ivory tower intellectuals, corporate experts and media moguls. Experiencing the HyperSonic sound was one of the most amazing things I have ever done. Perfect? Maybe not, but it should be on the market.
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