Presentation by Newman Darby discussing windsurfing and his invention and development of the sailboard. Materials include original, master and reference videotapes and photographs.
Newman Darby, born in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, invented windsurfing in 1964 when he connected a sail to a board by means of a universal rope joint. The windsurfer was ultimately patented by Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake in 1970 and became known as windsurfer.
Collection transferred by Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Videohistory created by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Transferred to the Archives Center in 2003.
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S. Newman Darby Innovative Lives Presentation, April 9, 1999, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Photographs and Slides