Julia Novy-Hildesley, executive director of the Lemelson Foundation, says honorees have made scientific breakthroughs.

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The Lemelson Foundation has established a center to study invention and innovation at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and conducts national programs and competitions for college-age inventors.

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Lemelson died in 1997 at the age of 74, but the foundation that he set up promotes problem-solving through invention and innovation.

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