TEDxBoston Ideas
Coral Reefs Fear Crowd-sourcing Collaboration Family Nonprofit Mobile Technology Culturomics Microfinance Children Retirement Music Aging Magic Bullets Activism Arts Computers Science Engineering Medication Adherence Poverty Democracy Communication Cities Interdisciplinary Architecture Energy Leadership Robotics Spoken Word Disaster Relief Photomedicine Vision Startup Companies Game Dynamics Environment Wave Energy Literature Batteries Psychology Elders Orchestra Health Medical Imaging Entertainment Art Motivation Life Science Chorus Disruptive InnovationRevolutionary Ideas
… then
Patented a “lasting machine” that revolutionized the production of shoes and was subsequently developed by a multimillion dollar conglomerate, the United Shoe Machinery Company
— Jan Ernst Matzeliger, African-American inventor of the shoe industry, Lynn, 1883... now
“LOVED @Dtm_tweets talk abt Designing for People @TEDxBoston. Reminded me of @projekt202 & @IDEO @dennisjboyle http://t.co/7cq811AZR3 #TEDMED”
-NebularHlthTech, 8 hours ago“LOVED @Dtm_tweets talk about Designing for People @TEDxBoston. Reminded me of @projekt202 & @IDEO @dennisjboyle http://t.co/7cq811AZR3”
-NebularHlthTech, 8 hours ago
What’s your headline for Boston?
The Athens of America

