Alan Adler
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Alan Adler is an American inventor. His inventions include aerodynamic toys under the Aerobie brand, such as footballs with fins, flying rings, and discs, as well as a famous manual coffee brewing device, the AeroPress. His Aerobie Pro flying ring set several world records for the farthest thrown object.[1]
Adler has approximately 40 patents in electronics, optics, and aerodynamics. He lectures in mechanical engineering at Stanford University[2] and has lectured at NASA, The Royal Aeronautical Society, Princeton University, California Institute of Technology, Egan Junior High School, and University of California - Davis.
He lives in Los Altos, California, and is the founder of AeroPress, Inc., of Palo Alto.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "New World Record!" Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine www.aerobie.com, Retrieved on July 10, 2008
- ^ "New, improved flying disc developed".
- ^ "First Alan Adler Invented the Aerobie. Now He's Created the Perfect Cup of Coffee". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ^ Carlsen, Zachary. "Aerobie Clarifies Canadian Toy Company Acquisition". Sprudge. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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