Mark Leschinsky is an American inventor and social entrepreneur. He is known for developing several patented inventions.[1][2] Leschinsky has received recognition from organizations including the United Nations, the British Royal Family, and the New Jersey state government for his work.[3][4]
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 Leschinsky in 2024 | |
| Born | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Known for | Patented inventions |
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Early life and education
changeMark Leschinsky was born on March 8 in the United States.[5] He grew up in Mahwah, New Jersey. According to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, he began thinking about inventions in his early childhood, recalling an idea to create a retractable umbrella that could extend from a car in the rain when he was 3-4 years old.[6][7]
Leschinsky attended the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, New Jersey, where he took multiple engineering courses.[8][9] In 2024, he was named a Coca-Cola Scholar and graduated from high school. As of fall 2024, Leschinsky is a freshman at Stanford University.[10][11]
Public appearances
changeLeschinsky has made several public appearances to discuss his work in engineering and social entrepreneurship.[12] One of his earliest national television appearances was on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he was featured as a "kid inventor" during the "Fallonventions" segment.[13] On the show, Leschinsky presented one of his early inventions, the "Eat-Corder," and appeared alongside guests Ann Makosinski and Andrew Burton.[14][15]
Inventions
changeLeschinsky is a patented inventor with several inventions.[16] During the Ebola epidemic, after learning about healthcare workers risking their lives treating Ebola patients, Leschinsky designed a multilayer air-pressure compression system that pumps disinfecting solution to address the problem of virus transfer when removing conventional hazmat suits.[17][18] The suit contains pockets of disinfecting solution backed by air pockets that, when inflated, push the solution through a porous layer to the outside of the suit. This allows the disinfecting solution to trickle down the entire suit, enabling healthcare workers to safely remove it without risk of infection.[19][20] This invention resulted in his induction to the National Gallery for America's Young Inventors at the National Museum of Education.[21][22]
His other inventions include the "One-Pill-No-Spill Medicine Bottle," designed to help people with Parkinson's disease who struggle with hand tremors when taking medication, and "The Fire Eye," a device designed to protect people from entering rooms with fires inside.[23] The medicine bottle was inspired by his grandmother's Parkinson's disease and uses rubber bands to prevent spills and help people with hand tremors take only one pill at a time.[24][25]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Mark Leschinsky's Profile | Stanford Profiles". profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "TEDxMahwah | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ Ohio, The University of Akron. "mark leschinsky coronavirus film rbc alumni". The University of Akron, Ohio. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ Tousignant, Marylou; Hallett, Vicky; Nargi, Lela; Sachs, Andrea (2022-01-17). "Inventive New Jersey siblings prove that good ideas can come at any age". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ Earl, Lesley. "NEI High School Student Video Contest Winners Visit NIH". NIH Record (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Letters About Literature National Winners - Mark Leschinsky | Read.gov - Library of Congress". read.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Mark Leschinsky starts free international student film festival". Yahoo News. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Prudential Emerging Visionaries winner Mark Leschinsky of Mahwah, NJ is changing the youth film festival landscape". WBGO. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Mahwah Teen Founds Festival To Create 'Equitable' Film Community". Mahwah, NJ Patch. 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ Stoltz, Marsha A. "North Jersey teen named a 'visionary' for starting an international student film fest". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Mark Leschinsky starts free international student film festival". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ FREEMAN
Reporter, LAURA. "Lifelong Hudson educator inspires documentary by young inventor". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|last=at position 9 (help) - ↑ Nobile, Tom. "Young inventor leads, as well, in Mahwah". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Clip: Fallonventions: Meet Inventors Andrew Burton, Ann Makosinski and Mark Leschinsky - NBC.com, retrieved 2025-04-27
- ↑ NJ.com, Myles Ma | NJ Advance Media for (2014-12-09). "Mahwah 8-year-old invents Ebola hazmat suit (VIDEO)". nj. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Meet the past winners | National Eye Institute". www.nei.nih.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "A Visit to the Thomas Edison Center | Kid Reporters' Notebook | Scholastic Inc". kpcnotebook.scholastic.com. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Audacious Kids". Connecticut Public. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Dailymotion". www.dailymotion.com. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "VIDEO: Mahwah Inventor, 8, Shows Fallon 'Nose And Earmuffs'". Northern Highlands Daily Voice. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Camp Invention® 2025 | National Inventors Hall of Fame®". www.invent.org. 2025-04-26. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Mahwah teen invents self-disinfecting hazmat suit for health workers". News 12 - Default. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Inventive New Jersey siblings prove that good ideas can come at any age". Spokesman.com. 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Mahwah Inventor, 9, Inducted Into National Gallery". Mahwah-Ramsey Daily Voice. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ Strauss, Eric (2023-02-23). "Mahwah teen 1 of 25 nationally to be named 'Emerging Visionary' by Prudential". ROI-NJ. Retrieved 2025-04-27.