""The Innovation Fair shines a light on what's right here," said Monya Lane, who chairs the Quest Science Center board. "There's so much to inspire young people and families about what is really here, right where they live.""
""We were in the give-back period of our lives," Lane said. "We decided to go ahead and form the nonprofit, which at the time was called Livermore Science and Society Center. The idea was to have science be related to everything in our lives.""
The Tri-Valley Innovation Fair in Pleasanton features robot demonstrations, an electric bus, drones, and interactive engineering challenges. Children can engage in hands-on science experiments like making mini lava lamps and extracting DNA from strawberries. Originally held in Livermore, the event has expanded to a regional gathering post-pandemic. The Quest Science Center, initiated by national lab retirees, aims to inspire local families about science and its relevance in everyday life.
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