EPISODE · Dec 21, 2015 · 32 MIN
51 Hahna Alexander, Spurned SpaceX and NASA to start her own company
from Going Deep with Aaron Watson · host Aaron Watson
Hahna is the Chief Technical Officer and cofounder of Sole Power Technologies. The company builds an shoe insole that charges a battery while the used walks. That battery can be used to charge a cell phone or other electronic device. As a child, Hahna was inspired by the technology in science fiction books, shows, and comics. She became an engineer because she wanted to make such technology a reality. For her, developing an energy harvesting shoe insert meant creating a device that could be found in an Isaac Asimov book. She also has a lifelong dream of going to space, which grew bigger while designing robots at NASA. As company CTO, she leads product design and is the only one capable of drawing more than stick figures. Hahna’s Challenge; Spend some time every day learning about a topic you want to get smarter on. Popular Science Invention of the Year Connect with Hahna Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Website email; [email protected]
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Hahna is the Chief Technical Officer and cofounder of Sole Power Technologies. The company builds an shoe insole that charges a battery while the used walks. That battery can be used to charge a cell phone or other electronic device. As a child, Hahna was inspired by the technology in science fiction books, shows, and comics. She became an engineer because she wanted to make such technology a reality. For her, developing an energy harvesting shoe insert meant creating a device that could be found in an Isaac Asimov book. She also has a lifelong dream of going to space, which grew bigger while designing robots at NASA. As company CTO, she leads product design and is the only one capable of drawing more than stick figures. Hahna’s Challenge; Spend some time every day learning about a topic you want to get smarter on. Popular Science Invention of the Year Connect with Hahna Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Website email; [email protected]
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