Series 1: Original videotapes
Series 2: Master Videotapes
Series 3: Reference Videotapes
Series 4: Digital Images
Collection documents inventor Akhil Madhani and his invention, the Black Falcon, a teleoperated surgical instrument.
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Copies of signed releases on file.
Oral history interview created by Jerome & Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Collection transferred to Archives Center December 13, 1999.
Created by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, 1999.
Akhil Madhani Innovative Lives Presentation, 1999, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 2000.
Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Digital images