Dayton Innovation Legacy

04/08/2024

Here’s a cool preview of what’s going on upstairs during an eclipse, although this sequence is not actually an eclipse. You can see the moon has a slight shadow on the right so the sun is not directly behind I think. Also the moon is really far from Earth so any slight angle to its orbit means it usually misses casting a shadow on Earth, and hence, the rareness of an eclipse…

A view of the far side of the Moon as it passed in front of Earth from a vantage point more than a million miles away.

03/18/2024

Innovative Black farmers near Dayton are featured in the latest issue of The Nature Conservancy magazine.
A network of Ohio Black farmers has cultivated an interest in regenerative agriculture and a support system for each other.

A network of Ohio Black farmers has cultivated an interest in regenerative agriculture and a support system for each other.

03/03/2023

The Wright Flyer sculpture that was moved from the Engineers Club on Monument Ave has successfully been moved to its new home on West 3rd St.

A sculpture commemorating the Wright Brothers' first flight with the 1905 Wright Flyer III has a new home at Edwin C. Moses Boulevard and West Third Street in Dayton

10/07/2022

Pioneer Engineers Club member honored!

The beloved museum will feature a "Star Wars" X-wing, along with many historic objects that aim to tell the stories of our space exploration in a more inclusive way.

05/23/2021

A former factory that was left abandoned in downtown Dayton has been given a new lease on life.

02/10/2021

Distance learning isn’t new! Here’s our 2009 interview with a pioneer of distance learning with the USAF, Professor Rich Johnson:

For over 100 years remarkable, intertwined individuals have reshaped the way we live our lives, from the keys in our pockets to the water we drink and the air we breathe. Wherever we live we’re...

12/09/2020

James A. Parsons was a Dayton, Ohio native. He received his electrical engineering degree from Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York and an honorary doctorate from Wilberforce University. From 1922 to 1953 Parsons was a metallurgist at Durion Company, Inc. in Dayton. During his time at Durion, Parsons was issued eight patents.
Parsons taught at Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University (Tennessee State University) and established the first metallurgy curriculum at a predominately African American Institution there. He also taught at The Oho State University and the Garfield Skill Center.


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10/26/2020

The new library is taking flight at the historic site of the Wright Company Airplane Factory.

10/13/2020

Congratulations to Stivers and Oberlin college grad Brandon Patrick George. His new album includes works by Bach, Boulez, Prokofiev and the Finnish composer Kalevi Aho.

Brandon Patrick George, a member of the adventurous Imani Winds, releases his debut recording.