BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Connecticut River Museum - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Connecticut River Museum X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ctrivermuseum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Connecticut River Museum REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T190935 CREATED:20201104T172420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201222T194321Z UID:3544-1617732000-1617735600@ctrivermuseum.org SUMMARY:CRM Talks - Eric Hintz: Three Centuries of Innovation in the Connecticut River Valley DESCRIPTION:CRM Talks – Eric Hintz: Three Centuries of Innovation in the Connecticut River Valley\nTuesday\, April 6\, 2021\n6:00 – 7:00 pm\nMembers $5.00\nNon-Members $10.00 \nEric Hintz\, Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation/Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History \nThree Centuries of Innovation in the Connecticut River Valley \nThe Connecticut River valley has long been—and remains—one of the nation’s most important places of innovation\, commerce\, and creativity. The Connecticut River valley first supported agriculture and trade among Native Americans and European settlers. Protecting that trade and the lives of industrial workers gave rise to MassMutual\, Aetna\, and other firms in a burgeoning insurance industry. Meanwhile\, the federal Springfield Armory\, and private arms makers such as Samuel Colt\, Horace Smith\, and Daniel Wesson\, perfected the techniques of interchangeable parts manufacturing and helped establish the Springfield-Hartford corridor as one of the birthplaces of American manufacturing. During the 19th and 20th centuries\, all kinds of products—including firearms\, sewing machines\, bicycles\, automobiles\, machine tools\, typewriters\, aircraft engines\, and helicopters—were invented and manufactured in this hotbed of “Yankee ingenuity.”  The valley has also supported the work of writers and creative artists\, such as Mark Twain and Dr. Seuss\, and inspired new forms of recreation\, from Dr. James Naismith’s game of basketball\, to Milton Bradley’s “Game of Life.” Since World War II\, the valley has struggled with the effects of deindustrialization. Nevertheless\, civic leaders have worked to revitalize the region by drawing on the valley’s long heritage of innovation. \nEric S. Hintz\, PhD is an historian with the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Eric curates exhibits\, produces the Center’s annual symposium series\, coordinates the Center’s fellowship and grant programs\, and assists in the collection of historically significant artifacts and documents. Eric’s research explores the history of invention\, innovation\, and R&D. He is co-editor of Does America Need More Innovators? (MIT Press\, 2019). Eric earned his MA (2005) and PhD (2010) in the history and sociology of science from the University of Pennsylvania. \nThe Connecticut River Museum may record this webinar\, including all questions\, comments\, etc. by the audience. By participating\, you agree to allow the recording to be posted on the Connecticut River Museum’s website\, Facebook page\, Instagram feed\, and other media. Please consider a donation to support CRM. If you have already donated\, thank you for your support. \nUpcoming Speakers in 2021: Click Here for Printable List of 2021 Speakers \n \nImage Courtesy of Eric Hintz \nPURCHASE TICKETS  URL:https://ctrivermuseum.org/events/crm-talks-eric-hintz-three-centuries-of-innovation-in-the-connecticut-river-valley/ LOCATION:Connecticut River Museum\, 67 Main Street\, Essex\, CT\, 06426\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures,Public Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctrivermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/eric-hintz-website.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="CRM":MAILTO:marketing@ctrivermuseum.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR