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About Mike Warren

Mike Warren is a designer and inventor based in San Francisco. His work combines electronics, woodworking, and reuse. His open-source work is carefully documented to inspire and encourage others to remix his projects and share the results. Warren won The New York Times Innovation Whiteboard in 2012 for his umbrella light (an illumination device retrofitted into the shaft of an umbrella to indicate location to others in the dark) and was the favorite selected by James Dyson. Warren is also the author of a maker book for young adults, 23 Things to Do Before You are 11 1/2, and served as the technical editor for the young adult fiction Dewey Mac, Kid Detective. His work has been featured in Popular Science, The New York Times, Wired, BoingBoing, Vsauce, and elsewhere. He is currently a designer for Instructables and Autodesk, where he shares DIY tutorials.

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S.T.E.M. - S.T.E.A.M. Day (US)

Could there be a better time to read 23 Things to do Before you are 11 1/2 by Mike Warren. Published by QED Publishing.

1 month ago

The British Science Festival

Discover 23 Things to do Before you are 11 1/2 by Mike Warren. Published by QED Publishing.

3 months ago

World Youth Skills Day

Learn some new skills with 23 Things to do Before you are 11 1/2 by Mike Warren from QED Publishing

5 months ago

World Tuna Day

How about a fishy read 23 Things to do Before you are 11 1/2 by Mike Warren from QED Publishing 

7 months ago

World Penguin Day

23 Things to do Before you are 11 1/2 by Mike Warren from QED Publishing 

8 months ago

World Creativity and Innovation Day

A book to inspire children, 23 Things to do Before you are 11 1/2 by Mike Warren from QED Publishing.

8 months ago

First Phone Call

The first phone call was made on this day in 1876. Find out about some brilliant inventions in The Gadget Inventor Handbook by Mike Warren. Published by QED Publishing.

4 years ago

Innovation Day

A book to inspire children, 23 Things to do Before you are 11 1/2 by Mike Warren from QED Publishing.

4 years ago

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