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Funded by an National Science Foundation Fellowship, Silver earned a Master’s from Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Laboratory, and went on to earn his Doctor of Philosophy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Laboratory Lifelong Kindergarten.
Academic Background and Early Silver earned his Bachelor in electrical engineering from Georgia Technical, where he was named Engineer of the Year, and was awarded a Gates Scholarship to pursue his Master’s from Cambridge University in Internet Technology. Following his academic career, Silver invented Drawdio, which was named one of TIME Magazine’s “Top 15 Toys for Young Geniuses” in 2011. In 2012, Silver founded: An Invention Kit for Everyone - a toy that allows users to connect everyday objects (eg fruit, silverware) to computer programs - through a Kickstarter campaign that raised over $500,000.
Following its initial funding on Kickstarter, MaKey Makey was written about in Mashable, Wired, and New Scientist, among others, and was named one of Popular Science’s 2014 “Best of Toy Fair.” (.
