Alan Adler is an American inventor. His inventions include aerodynamic toys, such as footballs with fins and flying rings and discs. His Aerobie Pro flying ring set several world records for the farthest thrown object.[1] In 2005 he invented a coffee brewing device and method called the AeroPress. He has approximately 40 patents in electronics, optics, and aerodynamics. He lectures in mechanical engineering at Stanford University and has been an invited lecturer at NASA, Princeton University, California Institute of Technology, University of California - Davis, and the Royal Aeronautical Society - London.
He lives in Los Altos, California and is owner/president of Aerobie, Inc - Palo Alto.
See also
- Aerobie for the flying rings and other products.
References
- ^ "New World Record!" www.aerobie.com, Retrieved on July 10, 2008
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