The 2012 Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards Liveblog

Follow along as we award the best innovators of the year

Last week we launched our Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards special section, honoring innovators in nine fields, ranging from technology to social progress to historical scholarship. Tonight, at a gala in Washington, DC, we celebrate our award winners: Elon Musk, Esperanza Spalding, Bryan Stevenson, Benh Zeitlin, Anne Kelly Knowles, Pardis Sabeti, Jack Andraka, Jim Anderson and Sebastian Thrun.  Follow along as we liveblog quotes, interviews, photos and special updates from the gala as we champion the best in innovation.

We look forward to seeing you tonight at 7:45 p.m. ETSign up below in the CoverItLive liveblog to get an email reminder, or just come back to this spot at 7:45 p.m.

 


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