Professor Behrohk (Berok) Khoshnevis is one of the top 25 national semi-finalists in Invent Now^® Inc., a subsidiary of the National Inventors Hall of Fame^® Foundation, and The History Channel_®’s Modern Marvels Invent Now^® Challenge; a national competition that provides an opportunity for independent inventors to be recognized and to influence the ever-changing face of invention.  Prof. Khoshnevis' Contour Crafting technique, recognized as one of the top 25 inventions of 2006, is a computerized fabrication technology for the automated construction of whole structures as well as sub-components, allowing a single house or colony of houses to be automatically constructed in a single run.

The Challenge is named in part for Modern Marvels^®, The History Channel’s long-running signature series that showcases this nation’s passion for ingenuity and innovation. The semi-finalists, who hail from 17 states across the U.S. and range in age from 19 to 80, were chosen by a panel of famed inventors and experts from nearly 4,300 submissions entered, a number that confirms that the inventive spirit in America is alive and well.  This spring, the Challenge will ultimately name the invention of one of these 25 semi-finalists as the 2006 Modern Marvel of the Year during Modern Marvels: Great Inventions Week on The History Channel May 24-27^th.