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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. |
1963
2nd grade |
1st Place
Winner Public School Science Fair for Building a Binary Computer. |
| 3-12 grade |
1st
Place Winner in all School 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 in 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 |
| Graduate Ski School - Zermatt,
Switzerland
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| 1971 |
Exhibited
winning 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 together with a piece of microfilm that was taken
on the Moon and personally signed by astronaut Alan Bean. |
| Receives
Science Grant from the American Institute City of New York. |
| 1972 |
Management: 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 live events, conferences, TV shows. Also duplicate video tapes, CD/DVD's for fortune 500 companies,
US 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, museums, theaters, etc. |
| Designed &
supervised installation on 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: 20th
Anniversary Woodstock Concert. |
| Flight Training on Small
Planes & Helicopters. |
| 1987 |
Official Sponsor: Sullivan
County Teen Pageant. |
| 1991 |
Membership: Training Media
Association. |
| 1992 |
Membership:
Video Dealers Software Association. |
| 1994 |
Membership: Video Guild of
America. |
| Opens State-of-the-art Video Duplication Studio in
Boca Raton, Florida. |
| 1995 |
Becomes
Certified SCUBA Diver. |
| 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 both locally and 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, Together Against Gangs, Barton Study Center. |
| Opens
the first "Science & Technology Center" within a
Florida Public School. |
| 2002 |
Conducts radiation tests
on analog & digital recording media after U.S. mail is irradiated against
Anthrax. Results published on internet &
reported by CNN, NBC, CBS, NBC, etc. |
| Sponsors school
science project
placed aboard NASA Space Shuttle (Columbia). |
| Donates
multi-media system to the 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 directly from the ISS from Yuri Malenchenko (commander)
International Space Station. |
| Acquires
Exact Replica of Apollo 11 Space Suit and real MIR Space Station Window. |
| Participation in NASA's
Deep Impact Mission. |
| Opens "Science
Centers" within public schools in Montana & New
Jersey. |
| 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) organization
in Florida. |
| 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 and donates
1st, 2nd & 3rd Prizes. |
| 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 car manufacturer. |
| 2006 |
Acquires
World's Most Famous Robots: The "B9"
Robot 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
Educational Supplies
to Bahamas School System, British Virgin Islands. |
| Does Original
Concepts and Design Work for Theaters & Museums. |
| Arranges
for Bob May ("Lost in Space" Robot) to appear at
Grand Opening of Robotics Exhibit at
museum. |
| Donates
& Installs Underwater IR Video System into Fish 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 the South
Florida Science
Museum. |
| Designs,
Donates & Installs large scale 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 Library System in Florida. |
| 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. |
| Project
Manager for
Submarine Restoration Project . |
| Conducts
LED vs. Fluorescent Bulb Tests on Plants. |
| Conducts
High Voltage Experiments (up to
1/2 million volts) |
| Allows Robot
Collection to be used to promote future public space flight. |
| Loans
Space Artifacts to Seminole Indian Tribe for Exhibit |
| Designs
"World's Most Advanced All-Digital Full Dome Planetarium"
for Science Museum. |
| Sponsors
Free Halloween Haunted House/Dungeon. |
| Sponsors
Free Holiday Sound, Light & Laser Show. |
| Donates
Air Dancer System to Science Museum. |
| 2009 |
Loans
Space Artifacts to Boynton
Children's Museum. |
| Loans
Space Artifacts to Boynton Beach
City Library. |
| Loans
Space Artifacts to La
Habra Children's Museum. |
| Organizes
Robotic Competitions in
South Florida. |
| Holds
free neighborhood July 4th Celebration, Bar-b-que & 1 1/2 hours
fireworks show open to all. |
| Helps a Make-A-Wish"
family's dream come true. |
| Our Robot
Collection is declared to be the Largest in the World. |
| Works
with the Robotis company in Seoul, Korea to bring new educational
robots to the United States. |
| Loans
Animatronic Halloween Characters to Boynton Beach Schoolhouse Museum |
| Holds
Annual Halloween Sound, Light & Laser
Show |
| 2010 |
Loans
part of Robot Collection to Sugar
Sand Park Explorium |
| Loans
Space Suits to West Palm Beach
Waterfront Pavilion |
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and Rick Newman's worldwide science endeavors.
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Here to see the other exciting things he has
done for the South Florida Science
Museum.
Almost 100
newspaper/magazine
articles and television
news stories have been done on Rick Newman and
HighTechScience.org / High-Tech Productions.com
(Boys Life, Parenting, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, PBS, Majic 102.7, 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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