[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16945]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      PAYING TRIBUTE TO ADAM CURRY

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct privilege to recognize 
Adam Curry of Clifton, Colorado for the recent contribution he has made 
to the advancement of science. An undergraduate student at Mesa State 
College and only 18 years old, Adam has invented an earthquake warning 
system that has received much attention from numerous people throughout 
the scientific community.
  Adam Curry has shown lots of interest and enthusiasm for electronics 
throughout his life. As a kid, Adam spent afternoons taking apart 
various appliances around the house to try to understand how they 
operated. Today, the curiosity of Adam's childhood has developed into 
an extraordinary talent for electrical engineering. Adam has just 
recently developed an electronic device that measures minute amounts of 
electron activity related to earthquakes and uses gravity to create a 
computer language. The language can then be transmitted through the 
Internet to warn that an earthquake is coming. The invention is 
significant because it provides scientists around the world with the 
ability to measure earthquake activity.
  Over the summer, Adam traveled extensively throughout the country and 
Eastern Europe to enlighten the scientific community to the utility of 
his new earthquake warning system. He hopes to have his new invention 
placed in 20 different locations throughout the world. He has met with 
many scientists from prestigious universities such as the University of 
Virginia, Harvard University, and the University of St. Petersburg, and 
from all accounts, everyone is very excited about the possibilities 
that his earthquake warning system has to offer. Currently, Adam is in 
the process of modifying his invention into a smaller, more convenient 
prototype that can be installed directly into a user's computer.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize Mr. Adam Curry before this 
body of Congress and this nation for his outstanding accomplishment in 
the fields of science and electronics. It is very satisfying and 
encouraging to see our upcoming generation of young people committed to 
the prosperity of knowledge and to the progress of academic 
achievement. Adam Curry has only begun to reveal the true merits of his 
potential, and we shall witness many more accomplishments and 
contributions from him in the years to come. Congratulations on your 
achievement, Adam, and keep up the good work.

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