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The Maker Movement is important for a variety of reasons. First, it promotes values that are ends in themselves, such as creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, and self-expression. Second, it has the potential to get more boys and girls excited about STEM, in the same way that chemistry sets inspired previous generations of scientists and engineers. Third, many manufacturing companies complain that they have many job openings they can?t fill, and they need more welders and machine tool operators. The Maker Movement could promote a renaissance of ?shop class,? which was historically a pathway to practical skills and middle-class jobs. Finally, communities of hobbyists are often hotbeds of innovation. As Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and the designer of the Apple II computer, observed, ?without computer clubs there would probably be no Apple computers.? Many of the innovations of the personal computer industry were developed by members of Silicon Valley?s Homebrew Computer Club. Similarly, some Makers are becoming entrepreneurs, and are leading the development of industrial robots, 3-D printers, and smart devices that integrate hardware, software, sensors, and Internet connectivity.

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