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  On the Saturday after Christmas, Al and I joined a long line of people—parents with kids, moms holding babies, grandpas and grandmas—who had the same idea about spending the afternoon exploring the expansive facility at the Michigan Science Center. It was new to us, and took a while to get oriented once inside. We first walked past the doors for the theater taking note of the location so that we could be on time for the 1:00 showing of “Wingsuit Fliers,” a movie title that sounded intriguing. Before the movie, we stopped in front of a cabinet full of “antique” toys that took us back in time to our childhood days. Many of them were familiar… Tinker Toys, Lincoln Logs, an old chemistry set and metal roller skates with a key for adjusting their length. Each toy had a handwritten note by a scientist or engineer sharing how it had been a source of inspiration. Then, on to the movie, which was reminiscent of the tale of Icarus and Daedalus. I was fascinated by that story when s...