Registration Extended for Antonio Meucci Young Inventors' Competition thru 5/25
Registration has been extended to Saturday, May 25 for all New York and New Jersey school children, grades 3 through 8, to enter theAntonio Meucci Young Inventors' Competition. This annual competition, sponsored by the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum and Time Warner Cable, was inspired by the legacy of ingenuity and innovation manifested in the life of Antonio Meucci.Students are invited to present an original idea for a new invention/product or an improvement on an existing one-anything from a helpful kitchen gadget to a machine that does your homework for you. Entrants must fill out an application and submit it with a clear explanation, as well as a sketch or photo of what the invention would look like. The invention or improvement must be a unique, original idea from the student. Winning submissions should be simple, creative solutions to common problems, and display an understanding of the scientific principles behind the invention. All applications will be judged by museum staff members, and 15 finalists will present their entries to a panel of expert judges on Sunday, June 2, 2013, between 12 noon and 3 p.m., at the St. Joseph's Parochial School auditorium (139 St. Mary's Avenue at the corner of Tompkins Avenue in Rosebank, Staten Island). Prototypes are encouraged, even if they don't actually work. Cash prizes will be awarded. Please note: there is no entrance fee.Throughout his lifetime, Antonio Meucci (1808-1889) was responsible for many inventions, improvements and ideas. In addition to his discovery of the telephone in 1848 and his development of that instrument over the next 30 years, Meucci manufactured smokeless candles, created a tea and coffee filtering system, made improvements in oil and kerosene lamps, perfected a process to make paper from wood pulp, and even canned tomato sauce.For more information, or an application, visit www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.org or call 718-442-1608. Regular museum hours are 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Admission is $5 per person, members and children under 10 are free. Call ahead for groups of 10 or more. The first floor of the museum is wheelchair accessible. At press time, program funding has been provided through the Order Sons of Italy in America; by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; the Office of the Staten Island Borough President, Richmond County Savings Foundation; Northfield Bank Foundation, and by grants allocated by New York State Senator Diane Savino and New York City Council members Vincent Ignizio and James Oddo. The historic Italian landmark on Staten Island, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum is owned by the Sons of Italy Foundation and administered by the NYSOSIA GMM Board of Commissioners.
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