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Camille and Genevieve Beatty: Teen and Tween and Already Accomplished Engineers

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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June 25th, 2014July 2nd, 2015 2

Camille and Genevieve Beatty have already accomplished a great deal as young engineers. They are a wonderful inspiration to engineers, makers, and creators of all stripes.

Exploding Pumpkins and Homemade Clouds With Science Bob

By Nick Normal

Nick Normal

I'm an artist & maker. A lifelong biblioholic, and advocate for all-things geekathon. Home is Long Island City, Queens, which I consider the greatest place on Earth. 5-year former Resident of Flux Factory, co-organizer for World Maker Faire (NYC), and blogger all over the net. Howdy!

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October 31st, 2013July 2nd, 2015

Jimmy Kimmel’s resident maker Science Bob conducted some live experiments on television recently and it reminded some of us around the MAKE water cooler of his stage presentations at New York’s World Maker Faire back in September.

The Arduino Yún 云 is Now Available

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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September 10th, 2013July 2nd, 2015 16

Announced earlier in the year at Maker Faire Bay Area the Arduino Yún, the first Linux-based Arduino board, is now available for purchase at a cost of €52 (approximately $69) from the Arduino store.

Maker Faire New York Auditorium Presentations, Illustrated

By Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina is the Maker Faire Program Director. She works on stage content for the flagship fairs (Bay Area & New York), and also runs Maker Faire's global licensing program for locally and independently produced Maker Faires. She also co-creates the East Bay Mini Maker Faire in her town, Oakland, CA.

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October 29th, 2012July 2nd, 2015 2

Slideshow of murals “live illustrated” by ImageThink artists of Maker Faire New York Auditorium presentations by Seth Godin, Jack Hitt, Chris Anderson, Bre Pettis, David Pogue, Stephen Wolfram and more.