ÿþ<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <title>A little bit about Joe Rush</title></head> <body> <p><font face="Arial">A little bit about Joe (Alan) Rush:</font></p><p> <img border="0" src="images/joealanrush2.jpg" width="400" height="495"></p><p><font face="Arial">Joe studied art for 3 years in Lincoln High School, Des Moines, IA from 1969-1972. He has an Electronics Engineering degree from the National Education Center (1989). He has studied at the Krusteu studio from 1980-1995. His favorite study is the human figure and kinetic art forms (helped by his engineering degree).</font></p> <table border="1" width="100%" id="table1"> <tr> <td width="418"> <img border="0" src="images/joerush009.jpg" width="416" height="286"></td> <td> <img border="0" src="images/joerush011.jpg" width="381" height="257"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="418"> <img border="0" src="images/joerush012.jpg" width="421" height="323"></td> <td> <p align="center"> <img border="0" src="images/joerush013.jpg" width="373" height="198"><br> <font size="2" face="Arial">Magnetic levitating rail transport</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="435">One of Joe's first projects.<p>At the age of 8, Joe began to work with lasers and developed a mirror box with two way mirrors. This picture is of the original project. </td> <td><img border="0" src="images/YouthProject.jpg" width="433" height="325"></td> </tr> </table><p> <font face="Arial">Joe has a patent on a memory wire robotic hand (see the kinetic art gallery).<p> <img border="0" src="images/robotichand1.jpg" width="234" height="417"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Other interests led him to take flying lessons in 1974 and he obtained a solo certificate.</font></p><p><img border="0" src="images/solo-airplane.jpg" width="514" height="347"></p><p><font face="Arial">From 1974 to 1983 Joe worked on the railroad.</font></p><p><img border="0" src="images/train-job.jpg" width="424" height="366"></p><p><font face="Arial">He developed the hovercraft motorcycle in 1995.</font></p><p><img border="0" src="images/joerush010.jpg" width="301" height="236"></p><p><font face="Arial">Art is his favorite study and his engineering study has led him to create several inventions.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Joe is now retired at the age of 53</p><hr><p><br><u><i>Jan. 2009 update:</i></u></p><p>A charged battery does not freeze, even if the driver does! <br><br>Joe's electric golf kart&nbsp; in winter time.<br><img border="0" src="images/golfkart2.jpg" width="560" height="529"></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></font><p><i><font face="Arial" size="1">Bio posted October 2007</font></i></p></body></html>