The Maker Faire NYC 2014

By Gabriel Lorenzo and Carolina Leon Saavedra

Scientists, Nerds, Geeks, Artists, Inventors, Builders, Engineers, and Designers look out—the Maker Faire is in town!!! Countless fascinating creations from a robotic giraffe to a life-size mouse trap, from 3-D printers to remote-controlled drones, have all come together to spark your inner Frankenstein. The New York Hall of Science in Queens hosted this exhibition on September 20th and 21st. Inventors from all over the world gathered to display their inventions and to inspire the maker inside all of us with interactive exhibits.

A tree made entirely of bottles

Science and math are usually not portrayed as cool or fashionable in popular culture, but when you enter the world of the Maker Faire, your mind wants into this marvelous interactive and stimulating wonderland. The Maker Faire was started in 2006 in the San Francisco Bay Area as a festival to kindle attendees’ interest in math, science, and creating. Since then, the Maker Faire has gained international recognition and spread to other locations throughout the world. All this has popularized the creation lifestyle known as the Maker Movement.

A car made from a 3-D printer

Make drinks with liquid nitrogen

This do-it-yourself weekend paradise was founded by Dale Dougherty, who started the fair to inspire everyday people to imagine and become makers. The simplicity of this idea is the foundation for the future of innovation.

At the Maker Faire, you can create your own drink with liquid nitrogen, learn how to pick a lock, build a robot, practice soldering, watch what happens when Mentos and soda mix, and admire how far 3-D printers have come. Everywhere you turn, you see over 900 international Makers displaying their handcrafted projects with pride, passion, and enthusiasm to teach others how to make and do the same.

A life-size mousetrap

The Maker Movement is slowly spreading worldwide — so much so that on June 18, 2014, President Obama declared a National Day of Making. Dale Dougherty created the Maker Faire to show how fascinating math, science and imagination can be from a personal and a social perspective. Whether you are an amateur or a rocket scientist do not stop making, he says, or you may stunt your growth.