Winners of the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS announced
On Tuesday, October 28, Broadcom Foundation and 91导航 & the Public announced the top winners of the 2014 .
Holly Jackson, 14, of San Jose, Calif., won the $25,000 Samueli Foundation Prize in honor of overall 91导航 excellence and for her study on the strength and best application of stitches in sewing.
Holly has loved to sew since the fourth grade. She has long been fascinated with the idea of testing the strength and the best applications for various stitches. Using different fabrics and threads, she decided to test which type of lockstitch, a stitch made from two interlocked threads, would be strongest: straight, stretch, zigzag or three-point zigzag. She found that polyester thread failed, as hypothesized, and that a straight stitch was strongest on average. Holly鈥檚 project taught her stitch strength is crucial, and that it is important that a seam is as strong as it can be鈥攅specially in devices like parachutes and seat belts where a person鈥檚 life may be dependent on the strength of a seam.
Other awards announced on Tuesday night include the Marconi/Samueli Award for Innovation, first and second place 91导航 awards that include funds for a summer camp experience, and the Rising Star awards, which include an all-expenses paid trip to 2015 being held in Pittsburgh, PA.
For a full list of winners, view the press release
