#RSS 2.0 Eastlondonlines » Feed Eastlondonlines » Comments Feed Eastlondonlines » Street art celebrates British inventors at Invictus Games Comments Feed The toast of the town: London breweries are celebrated by the Campaign for Real Ale in new book out today September 12 – 18: appreciating ale and art * About * Contact Search in site...___ [search.png]-Submit Eastlondonlines * Hackney * Tower Hamlets * Lewisham * Croydon * News + Local News + Sports + Arts + Music + Business + Education + Employment + Environment + Health + Housing + Crime + Society + Transport * Features + General Features + People + Meet The Traders + Arts Features + Reviews + Podcasts * Specials + Christmas + Save Lewisham A&E + Election + Olympics o Olympic People o Olympic Events * Events + Upcoming + Pick Of The Line + Summer + Twitterboard * Commentary Home » Hackney » Street art celebrates British inventors at Invictus Games Street art celebrates British inventors at Invictus Games September 11, 2014 | Posted by: Emma Finamore | Filed under: Hackney Artists at work in Hackney Wick Pic: Nick Colwill Artists at work in Hackney Wick Pic: Here East A live street art spectacle kicked off in Hackney Wick today as the Invictus Games began, welcoming visitors to London’s most creative borough as they walked through to the games’ venues. Over three days artists will be creating a piece along the path towards Here East, a technology and design hub just over the border of Hackney into Stratford. Named ‘Disruptive Inventors’, the 70 metre long creation will blend portraits of some of Britain’s most famous inventors with the muralists’ own inventions. The list of infamous figures from British history includes Alan Turing, the mathematician who famously broke the German’s Enigma codes at Bletchley Park during World War II and who is considered by many the father of computer science and artificial intelligence; the mind behind the “Turing Test”. Also to be depicted are: Charles Babbage, who created the first mechanical computer; John Logie Baird, inventor of the world’s first mechanical television; John Harrison, a carpenter and clockmaker who invented the world’s first marine chronometer, solving the problem of establishing the East-West position or longitude of a ship at sea; Michael Faraday, a scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis; and Frank Whittle, the RAF engineer who invented the turbojet engine. During the Invictus Games – a sporting event for wounded ex-servicemen and women – Here East will host Archery, Powerlifting and Indoor Rowing. Gavin Poole, CEO of Here East, said: “This is a fantastic initiative to recognise the incredible feats of bravery of servicemen and women from around the world. “I hope that our ‘Disrupted Inventors’ live art performance will provide the perfect backdrop to celebrate their achievements and recognise East London’s spirit of invention, creativity and discovery.” The street artists leading the project are Gary Stranger, Dr. Zadok, Ninth Seal, Paul AB and Replete. The live event will take place across three days from today until September 12^, as the Invictus Games kicks into gear. Share This Post Tweet FacebookTwitterGoogle1DeliciousDiggGoogleStumbleuponRedditTechnoratiYah ooBloggerMyspaceRSS Related Posts Fish Island pic-Katherine Cantwell Hackney Wick artists speak out over the area’s future Artists and community transform Hackney Wick Hackney profile. Pic: Pippa Bailey & Serina Sandhu Borough leads the way for art and property businesses Capoeira: a little bit of Brazil in Hackney Wick Here East campus. Pic: Here East The Queen Elizabeth Park to host creative technology festival The Maker Faire at its Here East campus Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Name * ______________________________ Email * ______________________________ Website ______________________________ Comment _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ You may use these HTML tags and attributes:
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