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TechFest 2007 Featured Speakers

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Featured Speaker

Thomas A. Edison: (performed by: Hank Fincken)

Thomas A. Edison Take a trip back in history with Thomas Edison. Learn about his life and inventions with electricity, the first telephone, and the beginning of movies. For more information about this speaker, click here.

Featured Speaker

Physics Instructor David G Willey

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This is a visually dramatic whirlwind of 25 demonstrations from introductory physics. Areas include classical mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and the physics of the atmosphere. The demonstrations are fun and easy to understand for kids of all ages. For more information, click here.

Featured Speaker

The Guitar Man does Science, by Jim McCutchen

The Guitar Man The Guitar Man combines the basics of vibration, electricity, and materials engineering with other "toys" to demonstrate concepts of music, voice recognition, and digital recording and editing. The Guitar Man will explain how music and science are related through live demos with audience participation. Click here for more information.

Featured Speaker Last Year

Astronaut Tracy Caldwell

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Last year's astronaut Tracy Caldwell signs autographs

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