Michael Caprio

Michael Caprio works at Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe producing core programming for public and educational programs and coordinating volunteer data. He has developed entrepreneurial innovation and STEM educational curricula for myriad commercial, NGO, governmental, and institutional organizations, and has worked for decades as a grassroots community organizer and an open source software and free culture advocate. Michael worked for five years at the American Museum of Natural History in the BridgeUP: STEM program for women and girls pursuing careers in science and created a 1000-member museum hackathon community. He also founded Space Apps NYC and cultivated that 3000-member community over five years for the NASA International Space Apps Challenge. He intends to repeat all of these successes and more at TSCW!


Session

08-17
11:00
50min
Hacking the Future at Tesla Science Center
Ed Wilson, Michael Caprio, Jeffrey Velez

The year 2026 marks the 170th birthday of Nikola Tesla and will also be the year that the grounds of his Wardenclyffe laboratory will at last open to the public. Learn about the latest goings-on from Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe detailing their visitor center renovation and opening; development of their amateur radio station and radio club; expansion of their public and educational programming with space science courses, events, and hackathons; a future hackerspace; and more exciting projects!

Talks & Panels
Marillac Auditorium

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