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ABOUT THE INVENTORS
Parker Thomas
has been a maker his entire life. He has built and sold two
companies, cofounded a public Montessori charter school and built two
airplanes. In his spare time he makes tree houses, zip lines, drones, boats,
pens, knives and anything else his two kids want to make. As a child, Parker’s
house was littered with the carcasses of old cameras, tape recorders, engines
to understand the power of making as a learning process. This led him to create
co-found a school based on the principles of Montessori, design thinking and
arts integration. He’s currently a consultant helping schools and other learning
organizations create maker mindsets and spaces that encourage creativity
and learning.
David Yakos:
Driven by creativity and a background in Mechanical Engineering,
he pursued the world of consumer product design and prototyping. With an
the house which consisted of a cut-down dryer box full of empty shampoo
bottles, paper tubes, popsicle sticks and other building supplies. There, with his
imagination, he was able to begin his journey of design and invention. Today,
David continues to develop consumer products as Director of Creativity, and
nearly every day of his life inventing unique solutions for everyday problems.
Named on dozens of patents, he has helped develop hundreds of products for
startups and leading brands; from lines of wheelchairs for children to award-
winning dog toys; from breakthrough cryogenic valve technology for NASA, to a
prototype-of-the-year noted by Popular Science.
David and Parker met at the Hatch Experience and were inspired to share these
kits with the world #BecauseOfHATCH
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ThinkFun’s Mission is to
Ignite Your Mind!
®
ThinkFun
®
is the world’s leader in addictively fun
games that stretch and sharpen your mind.
From lighting up young minds to creating fun for
the whole family, ThinkFun’s innovative
games and mobile apps make you think while
they make you smile.
www.ThinkFun.com
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ThinkFun’s Mission is to
Ignite Your Mind!
®
ThinkFun
®
is the world’s leader in addictively fun
games that stretch and sharpen your mind.
From lighting up young minds to creating fun for
the whole family, ThinkFun’s innovative
games and mobile apps make you think while
they make you smile.
www.ThinkFun.com