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Jose L. Hernandez-Rebollar Innovative
Lives Presentation,
August 3, 2005 |
Extent and Forms of Material: .25 cubic feet, including audio
cassettes and one CD-ROM.
Creator: Jose L. Hernandez-Rebollar and the Jerome and Dorothy
Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Abstract: Jose L. Hernandez-Rebollar was born in the state
of Puebla in Mexico. He is the inventor of the AcceleGlove, a prototype device
which can translate the alphabet and over 300 words into American Sign Language.
The collection contains original and reference audio cassettes of Dr. Rebollar’s
presentation, “The Process of Invention: The AcceleGlove,” a transcript
of the presentation, photocopies of his power point presentation slides, and
a CD-ROM containing digital images taken at the presentation.
Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. archivescenter@si.edu
202-633-3270
www.americanhistory.si.edu/archives
Collection Number: AC0917
Processing Note: Processed by Alison L. Oswald, January 2006.
© 2007 by the Smithsonian Institution. All rights reserved.
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the collection
Conditions Governing Access: The collection
is open for research use.
Physical Access: Series 1: Original Audio Cassette
may not be used by researchers.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use: Copyright
held by the Smithsonian Institution. Collection items available
for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees
concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from
Archives Center: fees for commercial use.
Preferred Citation: [Title and date of item],
Jose L. Hernandez-Rebollar Innovative Lives Presentation, August
3, 2005, Archives Center, National Museum of American History,
box number X, folder number XX, digital file number XXXXXXXX
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Dr. Jose L. Hernandez-Rebollar was born in the state of Puebla
in México. He completed his B.S. in electronics at Benemérita
Universidad Autónoma de Puebla in 1993 and received his
masters in Electronics Engineering from the Instituto Nacional
de Astrofísica, Optica y Electrónica (National Institute
of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics) in 1997. In 1998, Dr.
Rebollar obtained a Fulbright scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. at
The George Washington University. He was awarded his Ph.D. in
Science in Electrical Engineering in 2003. He majored in Signals
and Systems with a minor in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
and Bioelectronics.
Dr. Rebollar’s invention, an electronic glove, called the
AcceleGlove, can turn American Sign Language (ASL) gestures into
spoken words or text. The glove is placed on the hand and strapped
to the arm, allowing sensors on the glove to generate signals
from the movement, orientation, and positioning of the hand and
the fingers in relation to the body. These signals are analyzed
by a micro-controller to find the position of the fingers and
hand trajectory. The AcceleGlove translates the alphabet and over
300 words in American Sign Language.
The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention
and Innovation was founded in 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution's
National Museum of American History through a generous gift from
the Lemelson Foundation. The Center’s mission is: to document,
interpret, and disseminate information about invention and innovation;
to encourage inventive creativity in young people; and to foster
an appreciation for the central role invention and innovation
play in the history of the United States. The Innovative Lives
series brings together Museum visitors and American inventors
to discuss inventing and the creative process and to experiment
and play with hands-on activities related to each inventor’s
product. This collection was created by the Innovative Lives Program
of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention
and Innovation.
Collection documents Dr. Jose L. Hernandez-Rebollar’s invention
prototype of the AcceleGlove. In his power point presentation
The Process of Invention: The AcceleGlove, Rebollar discusses
his childhood in Mexico and his educational background, emphasizing
his Ph.D. work on the AcceleGlove at The George Washington University.
Dr. Rebollar describes his research and his attempt to solve communication
and translation problems associated with turning American Sign
Language into spoken words and text. Rebollar also discusses American
Sign Language and its applications. A demonstration of the AcceleGlove
is given. The presentation concludes with a question and answer
period.
Series 1, Original Audio Cassettes, 2005, is
one audio cassette recording of Dr. Rebollar’s Innovative
Lives Presentation on August 3, 2005. The recording is approximately
70 minutes.
Series 2, Reference Audio Cassettes, 2005, contains
copies of Dr. Rebollar’s Innovative Lives Presentation on
August 3, 2005.
Series 3, Transcript of presentation, August 3, 2005
Series 4: Digital Images, 2005, consists of
one CD-ROM containing 46 digital images (jpeg files) documenting
Dr. Rebollar’s Innovative Lives Presentation. The digital
images were taken by Richard Straus of Smithsonian Photographic
Services.
Series 5: Power Point Slides contains two photocopied
sets of the twenty-one slides used during Dr. Rebollar’s
power point presentation The Process of Invention: The AcceleGlove.
- Series 1: Original Audio Cassette, August
3, 2005
- Series 2: Reference Audio Cassettes, 2005
- Series 3: Transcript of Presentation, August
3, 2005
- Series 4: Digital Images, 2005
- Series 5: Power Point Slides, 2005
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This collection was made for the National Museum of American
History on August 3, 2005.
Transferred from the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention
and Innovation to the Archives Center on January 30, 2006.
Subjects/Topical:
American Sign Language
Inventors
Inventions
Engineering
Engineers
Deafness
Subjects/Names:
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention
and Innovation
Form/Genre:
Audio cassettes
CD-ROM
Interviews—1980-2000
Oral History—1990-2000
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1: ORIGINAL AUDIO CASSETTE, 2005 |
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OTC 917.1
Jose Hernandez-Rebollar Innovative Lives Presentation, August
3, 2005 |
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SERIES
2: REFERENCE AUDIO CASSETTES, 2005 |
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RTC 917.1
Jose Hernandez-Rebollar Innovative Lives Presentation, August
3, 2005 |
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RTC 917.2
Jose Hernandez-Rebollar Innovative Lives Presentation, August
3, 2005 |
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SERIES
3: TRANSCRIPT OF PRESENTATION, AUGUST 3, 2005 |
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SERIES
4: DIGITAL IMAGES (CD-ROM), 2005 |
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SERIES
5: POWER POINT PRESENTATION SLIDES (PHOTOCOPIES), 2005 |
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