Hackcooper 2019

Fri, Sep 6, 4pm - Sat, Sep 7, 2019 4pm

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Hackathon 2019

High school, graduate and undergraduate students, especially artists, designers, and hardware tinkerers, are invited to participate in Hackcooper 2019, a free 24-hour hackathon.

Food, materials and T-shirts will be provided free to all participants.

$2000 in prizes will be awarded at the end of the 24 hours.

Registration is required

Located at 41 Cooper Square, on Third Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets.

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  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.