Getting the bike to work in the water the way we designed it was really exciting. The apprenticeship is designed to provide hands-on experience in a scientific and technological environment. Twitchell is impressed with Krysta's fortitude and believes she has many characteristics of a good inventor. Inventing is 90 percent perspiration and 10 percent inspiration. Morlan's demonstration was also attended by teachers interested in learning more about the design process from the perspective of a high-school student.
Encouraging ingenuity is key to students' educational growth.
Administered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Lemelson-MIT Program was established in 1994 by the late independent inventor Jerome H. Lemelson and his wife Dorothy.