Eric J. Wilhelm is the founder of Instructables. He has a Ph.D. from MIT in Mechanical Engineering. Eric believes in making technology accessible through understanding, and strives to inspire others ...
Eric J. Wilhelm is the founder of Instructables. He has a Ph.D. from MIT in Mechanical Engineering. Eric believes in making technology accessible through understanding, and strives to inspire others to learn as much as they can and share it with those around them. Read about Instructables' history: http://www.instructables.com/id/How_to_Start_a_Business_1/ and meet the others on the Instructables team [http://www.instructables.com/about/ .
In addition to his doctorate, Eric earned his SB, and SM degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT, where he developed methods to print electronics and micro-electromechanical systems using nanoparticles. He co-founded Squid Labs http://www.squid-labs.com, an innovation and design partnership, and a number of Squid Labs spin-off companies including Potenco http://www.potenco.com, producing a human-powered generator for cell phones and laptops; Makani http://www.makanipower.com, an energy company seeking to harness high-altitude wind; and OptiOpia http://www.optiopia.com, developing low-cost portable vision-testing and lens-fabricating devices.
Eric has been recognized as one of the top innovators under 35 years old by Technology Review :http://www.instructables.com/community/Eric_wins_TR35_Innovation_Award/, and was awarded the National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Award for the development of a printing technique used to create patterns in films of nanoparticles or polymers with resolutions reaching into the 10's of nanometers.
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(courtesy of 'dofo and I. we were bored and browsing through itunes.)
Red
"Red Sweater" - The Aquabats
"99 Luftballons" - Nena
Red Blood Cells (whole album) - the White Stripes
Orange
"Orange" - the Dandy Warhols
Agent Orange (any album)
the Oranges Band (any album)
Yellow
"Mellow Yellow" - Donovan
"Watching that Chair Painted Yellow" - the Twilight Sad
"Who Loves the Sun?" - the Velvet Underground
Green
"Green Corn" - Leadbelly
"Everything's Gone Green" - New Order
the Green Album (whole album) - Weezer
Adam Green (any album)
Blue
"Blue Velvet" - Bobby Vinton
"Blue Monday" - New Order
"Song for a Blue Guitar" - Red House Painters
"Mr. Blue" - Yaz
"Am I Blue?" The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black
the Blue Album (whole album) - Weezer
Puple/Violet
"Purple Toupee" - TMBG
"Violet" - Hole
Deep Purple (any album)
Black and White
"Black and White" - Serge Gainsbourg
"Black Tongue" - the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Paint it Black- the Rolling Stones
"Black Velvet" - Alanna Myles
"White Riot"- the Clash
the White Album (whole album) - the Beatles
the Black Album (whole album) - Jay-Z
Black Flag (any album)
Barry White (any album)
Seems like it was quite the amazing experiment, I must say. I'm turning all kinds of colors with envy.