file photo “Super Science Saturday”
James Wallace and Michael Aaron Flicker
Created and sustained the “Super Science Saturday” extravaganza to expose children to the marvels of science.
OCTOBER 22, 2015 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY RICARDO KAULESSAR
STAFF WRITER |
THE MONTCLAIR TIMES
Jim Wallace is not an inventor, but he will be getting a prestigious award given by a New Jersey organization that recognizes people who have impacted the world with their inventions.
Today, Thursday, Oct. 22, Wallace, a Montclair resident since 1998, will be accepting an award from the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame for the science show-and-tell that he created as a teacher in 1988 in the Ridgewood School District. It’s now known as Super Science Saturday, an annual all-day science and technology exhibition held in Ridgewood High School.
Wallace, now retired from teaching, and his former student, MichaelAaron Flicker, who now oversees Super Science Saturday, will both be on hand to receive the honor on behalf of the Super Science Saturday all-volunteer Executive Committee at a gala awards dinner at the W Hotel in Hoboken.
Wallace told The Montclair Times that he was happy that everyone who has had a role in Super Science Saturday will be receiving the award for “Advancement of Invention & Process,” but he was also surprised.
“So while it’s terrific that we’re being recognized by this award, I would have never expected this in a million years,” Wallace said. “You think of an invention when you think of why someone is being honored by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame. But in fact, we did invent a process that has sustained itself successfully for 28 years.”
https://www.northjersey.com/news/education/super-science-honor-1.1438133
my kids had him and he made science interesting and fun