Luis von Ahn Awarded $500K Lemelson-MIT Prize

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Inventor of CAPTCHA/reCAPTCHA and Duolingo Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

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October 9, 2018

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Luis von Ahn Awarded $500K Lemelson-MIT Prize

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Inventor of CAPTCHA/reCAPTCHA and Duolingo Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

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Luis von Ahn Awarded $500K Lemelson-MIT Prize

Lemelson-MIT Student Prize application is now open!

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EurekaFest 2018

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Inventor of CAPTCHA/reCAPTCHA and Duolingo Awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

Top Student Inventors Awarded Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

A Strong Voice for Diversity: Lemelson-MIT leader works for equality in patents, inventor education, STEM opportunities

@LemelsonMIT

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