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http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...division-Names

As many of you know, with the increase to 600 FRC teams at the FIRST Championship this year, we have outgrown our four traditional fields. For 2105, we’ll have eight fields in the dome, and those additional four fields need names. These new names will be added to our traditional names of Archimedes, Curie, Galileo, and Newton. Each of these eight names will be used to identify a Subdivision for FRC teams at the FIRST Championship. When we transition to the FIRST Championship final matches, in which each Subdvision Winning Alliance will be competing, two of the eight fields will be renamed Einstein.

Over the summer, we began looking at potential names, gathering candidates from several sources, including a Chief Delphi thread on the topic. We then sorted through the names, recognizing that bringing more diversity to our field names would be a step in the right direction for us. The final names were then approved through Senior FIRST Management.

We’re very excited to present our new FRC field names for the 2015 FIRST Championship!

(Rachel) Carson



Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was a marine biologist, environmentalist, and educator. Her 1962 book, Silent Spring, is often cited as a catalyst for the environmental movement. She had a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and a Master’s Degree in Zoology. You can learn more about her here.

(George Washington) Carver



George Washington Carver (1864-1943) was a botanist, inventor, and educator. Among other accomplishments, he is credited with developing several hundred uses for peanuts and soybeans, and taught methods of crop management to low-income farmers. He had Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Botany. You can find out more about him here.

(Grace) Hopper



Grace Hopper (1906-1992) was a computer scientist, Unites States Naval Officer, and educator. She invented the first compiler for programming languages, among other ‘firsts’ in her career. She had a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Physics and Master’s and Doctoral Degrees in Mathematics. Find out more about her here.

(Nikola) Tesla



Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was an engineer and inventor born in what is now Croatia. He held hundreds of patents and created the first AC motor and wireless remote control. While he studied at two universities in Europe, he never earned a formal degree. Learn more about him here.

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