Innovative Lives with Woody Norris March 10, 2007

Listen to a Sound Invention: Innovative Lives with Woody Norris, Inventor of HyperSonic Sound

Arlington Central Library
1015 N. Quincy St.
Arlington, Va.
The library has free parking and is a short walk from Metrorail’s orange line.

In a free program for children and families, prolific inventor Woody Norris will demonstrate his HyperSonic Sound—sound that is focused into a narrow beam audible from great distances. It is so precise that someone standing in the beam can hear it, but someone just one foot away cannot.

Following the demonstration, young people can ask him questions about what it’s like to be an inventor and how he started. Norris also has invented personal sound recorders and a personal
helicopter.

The program is presented by the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, a part of the National Museum of American History. Norris’ appearance is part of the Lemelson Center’s Innovative Lives program, connecting young people with inspiring, modern inventors.

Official Website: http://invention.smithsonian.org/events