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To celebrate April Fools’ Day last year, Do Space went Old School. Well, we're get the time-machine out again! We're going to have some new twists on the theme and we're keeping all the crowd favorites like the Old School Arcade and Tech Petting Zoo. But we can't do this event without you - yes, you! We need people to bring in their old (like, really old) computers, handheld devices, media...

In observance of Black History Month we’ll be highlighting African American scientists, inventors, mathematicians and engineers. Unfortunately too little is known about Sarah Boone but what we do know is astounding. She was the first African American woman to receive a patent for an invention. This is amazing in itself but her patent was published in 1892. Not only was Sarah an inventor but a...

In observance of Black History Month we’ll be highlighting African American scientists, inventors, mathematicians and engineers. If you think that you have not heard of Mae Jemison, you’re wrong. Mae Jemison was born in Alabama in 1956 but grew up in Chicago, Illinois. In 1977 she earned her bachelor degree in chemical engineering from Stanford. She followed with her doctorate in medicine...

In observance of Black History Month we’ll be highlighting African American scientists, inventors, mathematicians and engineers. Percy Julian fought racial prejudice through every step of this career. He attended school up to 8th grade in Montgomery, Alabama. There were no schools available for black children after 8th grade so Julian took remedial courses at DePauw University to catch up. He...