Flowers gives his signature thumbs up at the 2006 FIRST Championship in Atlanta, Georgia
Born
Woodie Claude Flowers
(1943-11-18)November 18, 1943
Jena, Louisiana, U.S.
Died
October 11, 2019(2019-10-11) (aged 75)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater
Louisiana Tech University (B.S., 1966) MIT (M.S., 1968), M.E. (1971), Ph.D. (1973)
Scientific career
Fields
Mechanical engineering
Institutions
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral students
Li Shu
Flowers speaking at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D.C.
Woodie Claude Flowers (November 18, 1943 – October 11, 2019) was a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His specialty areas were engineering design and product development; he held the Pappalardo Professorship and was a MacVicar Faculty Fellow.[1][2]
Flowers was known for co-creating FIRST, a youth organization known primarily for operating FIRST Robotics Competition and other student engineering competitions. Working with inventor Dean Kamen, Flowers helped design the organization's competition structure based loosely around his 2.70 class at MIT.[2]
^"Woodie C. Flowers". MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ ab"Professor Emeritus Woodie Flowers dies at 75". MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
Woodie Claude Flowers (November 18, 1943 – October 11, 2019) was a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His...
and iBOT, as well as founding the non-profit organization FIRST with WoodieFlowers. Kamen holds over 1,000 patents. Kamen was born on Long Island, New...
Discover, and FIRST Tech Challenge competitions. Founded by Dean Kamen and WoodieFlowers in 1989, its expressed goal is to develop ways to inspire students in...
inspiration and assistance from physicist and MIT professor emeritus WoodieFlowers. Kamen was disappointed with the number of kids—particularly women and...
weeks. The show first aired on October 1, 1990, with MIT professor WoodieFlowers hosting until the spring of 1993. Actor Alan Alda became the permanent...
television program on PBS called Scientific American Frontiers with hosts WoodieFlowers and Alan Alda. From 1983 to 1997, Scientific American has produced an...
original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2019. Flowers, Woodie. "Interview with WoodieFlowers: The Origins of the 2.70 Robotics Competition 1/1997"...
F.A may refer to: WoodieFlowers Finalist Award (W.F.F.A), an annual robotics award in memory of M.I.T. professor, WoodieFlowers. World Freestyle Football...
regional, also semifinalists in Colorado. As well as receiving the WoodieFlowers award for their mentor Mr. Baldo. Awards 2001 – Best Design Award at...
Championship Awards Chairman's Award winner Team 103 - "Cybersonics" WoodieFlowers Award winner Andrew Baker Champions Team 65 - "The Huskie Brigade" Team...
1988, which set a world speed record of 90 mph (140 km/h). Professor WoodieFlowers played a key role in supporting the nascent SEVT,: 31 which raced for...
Challenge Sport Robotics-related games Founded 2004 Founder Dean Kamen WoodieFlowers First season 2005 Director Rachel Moore Country International Venue(s)...
Award, the Rookie All-Star Award, the Rookie Inspiration Award, the WoodieFlowers Award, and the Dean's List Award. The most prestigious award is the...
been otherwise awarded at the FIRST Championship. This included the WoodieFlowers Award and the Founders Award, which was presented to the FIRST community...
Doolittle, 88, American biochemist, complications from metastatic melanoma. WoodieFlowers, 76, American mechanical engineering professor (Massachusetts Institute...
ISBN 9781416587323. An Eagle Scout and butterfly collector, the younger Flowers [Woodie] joined the fraternity of mechanical obsessives at age 14, when his...
Championship Awards Chairman's Award winner Team 1114 - "Simbotics" WoodieFlowers Award winner Earl Scime Founder's Award winner Google Gracious Professionalism...
Championship Awards Chairman's Award winner Team 359 - "The Hawaiian Kids" WoodieFlowers Award winner John Larock - Team 365 Founder's Award winner The Boeing...
school students, they watched a video of freshmen building a robot in WoodieFlowers's class at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The high school students...
under the leadership of John Wanninger, who was a recipient of the WoodieFlowers Award in 2008. The team is co-ed, welcoming students from Divine Savior...
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