Nathan Ball
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Nathan "Nate" Barker Ball (born May 13, 1983 in Newport, Oregon
) works as a host on the PBS Kids
show Design Squad
. Ball has appeared in an episode of Myth Busters, a History Channel special on Batman
technology, in an insurance advertisement, and in a FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
season 4 episode.
He holds two degrees in mechanical engineering
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, a B.S. (2005) and an M.S. (2007).
He won the Lemelson-MIT Prize
in 2007.
He co-founded a business to develop the ATLAS Powered Rope Ascender, a tool he helped create that enables "reverse rappelling" up vertical surfaces at high speed.
He is listed as the co-inventor on 6 patent applications.
He is a two-time NCAA All-American pole-vaulter and MIT’s outdoor record holder in the sport, with a record jump of 16' 8 ¾".
Newport, Oregon
Newport is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It was incorporated in 1882, though the name dates back to the establishment of a post office in 1868...
) works as a host on the PBS Kids
PBS Kids
PBS Kids is the brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States founded in 1993. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial. It is aimed at children ages 2 to 10...
show Design Squad
Design Squad
Design Squad is a PBS reality television series geared towards middle and high-school children, where they design whimsical machines in order to win an Intel college scholarship worth $10,000. The show is produced by WGBH.- Hosts :...
. Ball has appeared in an episode of Myth Busters, a History Channel special on Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
technology, in an insurance advertisement, and in a FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman, sometimes shortened as FETCH!, is a children's television series for children ages 6–12 on PBS during the PBS Kids GO! block of educational programming. It is a game show/reality show that is hosted by an animated anthropomorphic dog who dispenses challenges to the show's...
season 4 episode.
He holds two degrees in mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, a B.S. (2005) and an M.S. (2007).
He won the Lemelson-MIT Prize
Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson Foundation awards several prizes yearly to inventors in United States. The largest is the Lemelson-MIT Prize which was endowed in 1994 by Jerome H. Lemelson, and is administered through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
in 2007.
He co-founded a business to develop the ATLAS Powered Rope Ascender, a tool he helped create that enables "reverse rappelling" up vertical surfaces at high speed.
He is listed as the co-inventor on 6 patent applications.
He is a two-time NCAA All-American pole-vaulter and MIT’s outdoor record holder in the sport, with a record jump of 16' 8 ¾".