Green Tech
In this section you can support Extraordinary People who are Changing the Game by using the invention or application of New Technology to create a better future for ourselves and our planet.
Technology investment continues to shape our future by solving problems we face in areas that include communication, infrastructure, medicine and agriculture. New technology can offer cheaper and cleaner production or it can offer a whole new solution. Here are our Extraordinary People in New Technology.
Even though he has made a name in paper architecture, Shigeru Ban does not consider himself an environmental architect. The…
Peyton Robertson began inventing at only eight years old. He was brought up by his parents to find solutions to…
Dr. Laura Stachel is the co-founder of the non-profit organization “WE CARE Solar.” She and her husband, Hal Aronson, launched…
Maya Shea Penn is the CEO of her very own business, “Maya’s Ideas,” at only eight years old; her company…
Andras Forgacs is a renaissance man – he invents, helps companies take off and inspires people to be more creative.…
We can’t argue with Hugh Herr, a double amputee, who says he’s not disabled. First of all, he’s a professional…
Plastic destroys our ecosystem, yet we continue to produce it. It’s as if we are only making life more convenient…
Homaro Cantu is, as are most celebrity chefs, a gifted cook. What makes him different, though, is his unquenchable thirst…
Ludwick Marishane has no qualms admitting that, ever since he was young, he’s been searching for ways to be an…
James Beshara has always believed in the power of doing things together, and this is evidenced by his two most…
At age seventeen, Brittany Wenger has already made her mark in history by developing a computer application that helps diagnose…
Heart disease is among the most pressing issues in the medical world today - not just because of its effect…
Nuclear energy is one of the most efficient energy sources in the world today; a single plant can provide electricity…
Who says science is boring and unattractive? Meet Danielle Fong, a young Canadian scientist who proves that passion for science…
William Kamkwamba was only 14 years old when he built a windmill from scratch; he refused to be limited by…
Van Phillips is certainly used to being on-the-go. Being an outdoor person, he enjoys running, hiking and playing sports. But…
“Information should be shared, not stored.” This phrase summarizes the life and career of Aaron Swartz, who spent what little…
There is a saying: “Wealth has a purpose, and it is so you could enrich others.” This is the case…
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What if batteries could be charged in less than a minute? How convenient that would be! Imagine not having to…
“Change.org” was founded by an aspiring banker who was trained all his life to go where the money was. But…
Who says science is boring? Learn from this teenage genius who used her passion for science to benefit her community…
He created “TED,” “TEDMED,” “The Understanding Business” and “Access Press,” and wrote books on baffling topics. There’s no doubt that…
The human mind: the last frontier of man’s journey to discover himself, and the one thing that sets humans apart…
When Ami Dar was a kid, he had a remarkable vision to change the world. Now, forty years later, Ami…
Innovation and passion are two words that will summarize the life and career of this amazing and extraordinary person. Craig…
The internet, vast as it is, offers unlimited potential for learning, researching and experiencing social interaction. Through the internet, the…
Passion, determination, and a selfless desire to serve mankind summarize the life and career of Rachael Chong, a young professional…
Efficient usage, renewable resources and energy conservation – we enjoy the benefits of these things today thanks to people like…
What does it take to stand up against the seemingly-overwhelming might of oppression and dictatorship? This is the amazing story…
Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales is the founder of the 5th most popular website in the world—Wikipedia. Wikipedia revolutionized the rather…
Evans Wadongo is a hero to his people in Nairobi, Kenya. He serves as their light—literally and figuratively. In this…
Meet the extraordinary Jacob Barnett. As a child Jacob was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and specialists thought Jacob would be…
Jared Cohen is the 30-something director of Google Ideas, the largest search engine’s think/do-tank. He is a visionary among visionaries,…
Kai-Fu Lee is the founder of Innovation Works, a business incubator based in China that aims to support information technology…
Asi Burak is the co-president of Games for Change, an organization created to mobilize social impact of digital games. Half…
Stan Lee co-created the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man and Spider-Man among many others. He redefined the comic book…
Ben Silbermann is a young entrepreneur and computer programmer most famous for being a co-founder of the website Pinterest, an…
Chris Hadfield has brought fame to his home country, Canada, when he became the first Canadian to enter the Russian…
Dr. Zhengrong Shi is a businessman, engineer and philanthropist most famous for founding the solar power company “Suntech,” which was…
Jonathan “Jonny” Cohen is a young inventor and speaker most famous for inventing GreenShields, a device that is installed in…
Taylor Wilson is a young scientist and speaker who is most famous for being the youngest person in the world…
Alec Urbach is a renowned youth writer, social entrepreneur, speaker, and filmmaker on the area of education and literacy. Referred…
Marita Cheng is a young engineering student in Australia who is most famous for establishing Robogals, an organization that aims…
Daniel Kent is a social entrepreneur and philanthropist most famous for founding Net Literacy, a non-profit organization run by students…
Jeff Bezos is the famous founder of the world’s largest online store, Amazon.com. A very talented and successful entrepreneur, Jeff…
Salman ‘Sal’ Khan is a Bengali-born American entrepreneur and educator, and is most famous for establishing the Khan Academy, a…
Known as “India’s Bill Gates”, Azim Premji is an Indian business tycoon most popular for having founded and chaired Wipro…
Mark Pincus, with his company, the online gaming giant Zynga Network Games Incorporated, is the most popular maker of games…
In pursuing the next big thing in Silicon Valley, anyone striving to make it big wants the approval of Reid…
Larry Page and Sergey Brin are the two Stanford Ph.D. students who developed the search engine, Google. They developed Google…
Mark Zuckerberg is the baby–face multi-billionaire, Harvard dropout and founder of the biggest social networking site, Facebook—now with over one…
Young scientist Aidan Dwyer, known to many in the scientific world as a genius, came to fame after he discovered…
Stephen Hawking has lived long enough to revolutionize science in many ways. He made it appealing to the general public…
Tim Berners-Lee literally changed the world with his creation of a system that organized data and linked it with other…
Despite his small frame, Jack Ma is a force to be reckoned with. He is the man who founded Alibaba.com,…
By the time Maye Musk heard her son tell his classmates in grade school the exact distance between the moon…
There are many ways to become a billionaire. One is talent. World–class talent is now very easy to discover ever…
More popularly known by his nickname, The Blade Runner, Oscar Pistorius is truly an inspirational figure we all can look…