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Ann Makosinski - Canadian inventor and entrepreneur

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Birth in Victoria, British Columbia

October 3, 1997

Ann Makosinski was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. From a young age, she displayed a strong curiosity and a fascination with how things worked, characteristics that would later define her path as an inventor.

Early Interest in Electronics and Problem Solving

Early Childhood

Even as a young child, Ann loved to take apart household items, like broken radios, to understand their internal mechanisms. This early exposure and hands-on experience fostered her innate ability to identify problems and devise innovative solutions.

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Known For

Invention of the Hollow Flashlight (a flashlight powered by body heat), invention of the eDrink (a mug that charges a phone using wasted heat from hot drinks), and her work as an advocate for STEM education, particularly for young women.

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1 January, 2018

In 2018, Ann Makosinski was named one of Glamour magazine's College Women of the Year. In 2018, Makosinski presented her invention of the "eDrink mug" to Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show, which uses heat from a drink to charge a phone and was awarded $5,000 to support her education. She was also in negotiations to commercially manufacture and distribute the flashlight. In 2018, Ann Makosinski won four major awards from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

1 January, 2017

In 2017, Ann Makosinski was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

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