Sylvia Libow Martinez an American engineer whose book Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom[1] co-authored with Gary S. Stager has been acknowledged as the "bible" of the school Maker Movement.
She began her career as an engineer for Magnavox Research Labs focusing on the development of high frequency receiver systems and navigation software for GPS satellites.
She sought to champion young people in the use of modern technology to advance education and community.
This cumulative work provides the groundwork for her co-authorship of the book Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom.
Her time is now spent advancing the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Maker Movement initiatives through speaking engagements and workshops and running the educational publishing company Constructing Modern Knowledge Press, and the jazz publishing company Cymbal Press.