Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation
name: label: Collection Presenter
content: Crew, Spencer, Dr., 1949-
label: Collection Creator
content: Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
label: Collection Inventor
content: Walker, Hal, Jr. (Hildreth), 1933-
label: Collection Interviewee
content: Stephens, Lee
label: Collection Speaker
content: Lemelson, Jerome H., 1923-1997
label: Collection Speaker
content: Molella, Arthur P., 1944-
label: Collection Speaker
content: Travis, John
label: Collection Interviewee
content: Walker, Bettye Davis, Dr.
label: Collection Speaker
content: Heyman, Ira Michael, 1930-2011
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content: Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation
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content: Hal Walker Innovative Lives Presentation / Series 2: Master Videos
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Videocassettes (BetacamSP) (Duration 43:00)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1995 May 31
label: Date
content: 1995 June 1
container: label: Container
content: Box 2, Item MV 602.2
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Videocassettes (betacamsp)
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Features a laser demonstration with Jerome Lemelson and school students in the Hands on Science Center, American History Museum. Lemelson answers questions about inventing and his desire to have more children and the American public interested in science and technology. Also featured is the $10,400,000.00 check the Lemelson's donated.


Innovative Lives Program footage featuring Hal Walker and school children.  Begins with introductory remarks by Arthur Molella about the program. Jerome Lemelson speaks about the future of America being in the hands of young people.  Hal Walker opens the program by discussing his life and the obstacles he faced growing up in Louisiana and his experiences as an African-American.