In a showcase for teen inventors, math and science fuel creativity.
AN MATEO, Calif. - As you might expect in the technologically savvy Bay Area, electronic gadgets loomed large at Maker Faire, an annual celebration of hackers, inventors, and do-il-yourself creators that drew 100,000-plus ,spectators last spring. A fleet of R2-D2s blipped and chirped just like their Star Wat's inspiration. An inventor showed off a homemade 3-D camera, while; a laptop maestro conducted a robotic orchestra. And then there was Saphira. an 8 �-foot-tall, iire-breathing dragon.
Saphira represented a new dimension for Maker Faire, a festival launched in 2006 by Make magazine1 that lias spread to …
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