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Scientific American

October 1, 2000

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Founding Father of Invention

Now is the time for all good men and women to reflect for a moment about one of the key figures in American inventiveness, notes Steve Mirsky

By Steve Mirsky

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Steve Mirsky was the winner of a Twist contest in 1962, for which he received three crayons and three pieces of construction paper. It remains his most prestigious award.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 283 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “Founding Father of Invention” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 283 No. 4 (), p. 104
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1000-104
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