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The
information below is a rough timeline of Richard Newman, founder
HighTechScience.org. Many of the events
overlap from one to the other
and are listed in approximate chronological
order. |
| 2nd grade |
1st Place
School Science Fair- Built a Binary Computer |
| 3-12 grade |
1st
Place Winner all Science Fairs. |
| 10
grade |
1st Place
Winner New York City-wide Science Fair. |
| 1st Place
Winner New York State-wide Science Fair. |
| 11th
grade |
Jr. Co-host: "Earth
Lab" science show on WBZ-TV NBC affiliate Boston, MA |
| 1969 |
Den
Chief for Cub Scout Pack, Queens, NY |
| Elected
into the Order of the Arrow (Boy Scouts) |
| 1970 |
Assistant Scoutmaster,
Troop 159, Queens, NY |
| Graduated Ski School - Zermatt,
Switzerland
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| 1971 |
Exhibited science project
for 2 weeks at the New York World's Fair Hall of Science. |
| Received
Presidential
Achievement Award for Science. |
| Received
Scientific Achievement
Plaque from NASA. |
| Receives
Science Grant from the American Institute City of New York. |
| 1972 |
Assistant Manager: Lafayette
Radio Electronics, NY. |
| Member - Central Queens
Radio Patrol. |
| 1973 |
Owner/Founder:
"Spring Glen Penny Arcade". |
| 1974 |
Head
Technician - "AAA Amusements". |
| 1975-1980 |
Owner/Founder: "A1 Vending
& Amusements". |
| 1976-1982 |
Stage manager: Pines
Resort Hotel, S. Fallsburg, NY
(Produced over 5000 Live Shows starring Milton Berle, Red Buttons,
Florence Henderson, Jerry Lewis, Alan King, Frankie Avalon, Maurice
Hines, etc). |
| 1977-1979 |
Special
Education Instructor, NY |
1977
till present |
Owner/Founder: "High-Tech
Productions"
Videotaped over 3500
events, conferences, TV shows. Also duplicate video tapes, CD/DVD's for fortune 500 companies, the Military, CNN, Gateway, IBM, etc.
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| Designed & installed numerous multi-million dollar sound, lighting & video systems in nite clubs, resorts,
auditoriums, disco's, theaters, etc. |
| Designed & installed
over 100 security & surveillance systems in stores, restaurants,
hotels, etc. |
| Technical Advisor
for 100's of live stage shows, pageants, conventions, concerts, etc. |
| 1979 |
Technical Coordinator:
Mountaindale Festival & Concert. |
| 1980 |
Awarded Certificate of Appreciation
-Lions Club, NY. |
| Official Videographer:
Sullivan County Sheriffs Dept. |
| 1981 |
Official Videographer:
Sullivan County Fire Dept. |
| Awarded Certificate of Appreciation
-Kiwanis Club, NY. |
| 1982 |
Membership: Delaware
Valley Arts Alliance |
| 1983 |
Official Videographer:
83rd Infantry, US Army. |
| 1984 |
Official Videographer:
Empire State Triathlon, NY. |
| 1985 |
Technical Advisor: 40th
Anniversary Woodstock Concert |
| 1987 |
Official Sponsor: Sullivan
County Teen Pageant. |
| 1991 |
Membership: Training Media
Association. |
| 1992 |
Membership:
Video Dealers Software Association. |
| 1994 |
Membership: Video Guild of
America. |
| 1995 |
Builds
Million Dollar Video Duplication Studio in Florida |
| 1999 |
Donates first of 22
"Science & Technology Centers" to the Boy Scouts of
America and Public Schools Nationwide. |
| Donates new Trading Post
& Science Center to the Ten Mile River (TMR) Scout Camp in Narrowsburg,
NY. |
| 2000 |
| Creates:
HighTechScience.org as a way to promote science
research & education nationally. |
| Lifetime
Member of the Jack Kohler
Campership Assoc. |
| 2001 |
Elected to Board of
Directors: NY Boy Scouts of America. |
| Ongoing Donations
to: Habitat
for Humanity, Special Olympics, Boy Scouts of America, Boca Raton
Children's Museum, Save the Children, Ronald McDonald House,
American Red Cross, The March of Dimes, Chad
Science Academy. |
| Opens
the first "Science & Technology Center" within a
Florida Public School. |
| 2002 |
Conducts radiation tests
on analog & digital media after U.S. mail is irradiated against
Anthrax. Results published on internet &
reported by NBC news. |
| Sponsors school
science project
placed aboard NASA Space Shuttle (Columbia). |
| Donates
VCR/TV/monitor to Boca Raton Children's Museum. |
| King
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden visits our Science & Technology Center
at the Alpine Boy Scout Camp. |
| Donates
2 All-Electric Vehicles to Science Centers. |
| 2003 |
Receives
Personalized Greeting & Digital Picture from Yuri Malenchenko (commander)
International Space Station. |
| Acquires
Exact Replica of Apollo 11 Space Suit and MIR Space Station Window
& is loaned to the SFSM. |
| Participation in NASA's
Deep Impact Mission. |
| Opens "Science
Centers" within public schools in Montana, New Jersey, etc.) |
| Elected to Board of
Directors: Monmouth County Boy Scouts of America. |
| Elected as District Committee
Member: South Florida Boy Scouts of America. |
| Donates
Space Artifacts
for Permanent Display to the US
Astronaut Hall of Fame - Titusville,
Florida. |
| Membership in: American
Astronautical Society. |
| Loans
Space Artifact Collection to South Florida Science Museum in West Palm Beach. |
| Loans Geode/Mineral
Collection to Palm Beach Illustrated. |
| Donates
video tapes & DVD's to TAG ( Together Against Gangs) |
| 2004 |
Receives
Personalized Greeting & Digital Picture from Gennady Padalka (commander) ISS. |
| Assists
in getting Largest School Rocket
Launched. |
| Loans
Electric Car to: Science-Fest, Fort Lauderdale. |
| Membership in Association
of Amateur Scientists. |
| Plaque
of Appreciation:
Together Against Gangs (TAG). |
| Loans
Space Artifact Collection to Museum of Discovery in Fort Lauderdale to be exhibited
together with premiere of IMAX movie "Space Station 3D". |
| Donates
40 Geiger Counters to High School in Florida. |
| Loans U.S. Dept. of Energy
"World's 1st All-Electric Vehicle" for Exhibit at National
Energy Conference. |
| Donates
Fully Equipped Science Center to School System located on Indian
Reservation in Montana. |
| 2005 |
Loans
Space Artifact Collection to: W Boca High School. |
| Judges
Science Fair at Public School in South Florida. |
| Donates
1st, 2nd & 3rd Prizes to School Science Fair. |
| Loans
Electric Car to
South Florida School for Exhibit. |
| Membership in : National
Space Society. |
| Membership in: Space
Frontier Foundation. |
| Membership
in: Academy of Model Aeronautics. |
| Membership
in: Gold Coast Radio Controllers Club. |
| Membership
in: Intl. Radio Controlled Helicopters Assoc. |
| Assists
in original
design work on All-Electric Vehicle for major car manufacturer. |
| 2006 |
Acquires exact, full size,
working replicas of the world's most famous
robots: "B9"
from "Lost in Space", "Robby the Robot" from
"Forbidden Planet" & "R2D2" from Star Wars. |
| Donates
Science Center to School in the Bahamas. |
| Loans
Robots to the South
Florida Science Museum. |
| Donates
Science Supplies
to Bahamas School System, British Virgin Islands. |
| Arranges
for Bob May ("Lost in Space" Robot) to appear at
Grand Opening of Robotics Exhibit at SFSM. |
| Donates
& Installs Underwater IR Video System into Shark and Alligator
Tanks at South Florida Science Museum |
| Elected to Board of
Directors: South Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach, Florida. |
| Donates 24' fully equipped
power boat to the Wayne Barton Study Center to be used for marine
studies. |
| 2007 |
Loans
Space Artifacts to
GWiz Science Museum. |
| Spearheads
Electrical Conservation & Lighting Efficiency Changes to SFSM by Donating Florescent
Light Bulbs and Energy Conserving LCD Monitors. |
| Arranges
for June Lockhart ("Lost in Space", "Lassie,
"Petticoat Junction", etc.) to appear at Science
Museum in Florida. |
| Designs,
Donates & Installs Solar Powered Outdoor Model Train System at Science Museum in
Florida. |
| Selected
to be on "Design & Exhibits" Committee for new 115,000
square foot, 60 Million Dollar Science Center. |
| Loans
Robot Exhibit to Broward County Main Library. |
| 2008 |
Donates
High Speed Wireless Wi-Fi System to Museum. |
| Selected
to be on Planetarium Upgrade Committee. |
| Selected
to be on Science Theater Upgrade Committee |
| Organizes
Submarine Restoration Project for Museum |
| Conducts
LED vs. Fluorescent Bulb Tests on Plants |
| Conducts
High Voltage Experiments (up to
1/2 million volts) |
Over 60
newspaper/magazine
articles and television
news stories have been done on Rick Newman,
HighTechScience.org & High-Tech Productions.com
(Boys Life, Videomaker, Videography, Sun-Sentinel, ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, etc.)
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"My goal
is to plant the seed
of
learning by
opening the eyes
and minds of children worldwide". |
| My
purpose is to help bring new technologies to the youth of
America. |
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