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Google Earth designer Brian McClendon speaks to MS
Category: GENERAL
Date: May 15, 2018 - May 15, 2018
Time: 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Contact: Dr. Rantz - lrantz@topekacollegiate.org
We are excited to have Brian McClendon come speak to our faculty and students. Mr. McClendon is the designer of Google Earth and other technological innovations and is the United Nations Champions of the Earth Laureate, 2013.
The frame for Brian's STEM presentation is his journey as an entrepreneur, hardware-through-software; making-through-management; his startup business Keyhole and how it evolved into Google Earth; mapping technology with Uber; VC and startup advisor; and KU research professor, including
Digital mapping, virtual reality, machine learning
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
The value of STEM/STEAM learning for all students - "whatever your passion, learn to code and you'll be more valuable to that passion and those that share it."
The frame for Brian's STEM presentation is his journey as an entrepreneur, hardware-through-software; making-through-management; his startup business Keyhole and how it evolved into Google Earth; mapping technology with Uber; VC and startup advisor; and KU research professor, including
Digital mapping, virtual reality, machine learning
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
The value of STEM/STEAM learning for all students - "whatever your passion, learn to code and you'll be more valuable to that passion and those that share it."