Maker Faire NW Arkansas 2025
Magnetiscope: Mapping Invisible Forces
Home: Arkansas, United States of America
The Magnetiscope is an interactive tool that makes invisible magnetic fields visible. Designed for STEAM education, it sparks curiosity, creativity, and hands-on learning through dynamic, real-time visualizations of magnetism.
https://www.magnetiscope.org/
Makers
Joseph Broadway
Joseph Broadway grew up in Fayetteville, AR, and graduated from Farmington High School. He went on to earn a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, performed live planetarium shows in Dayton, OH, and became certified as a NASA flight controller in Houston, TX. He is now working to start a new science education business to share curiosity, ingenuity, and exploration with the Fayetteville community.
https://www.magnetiscope.org
Tessa Brazda
Tessa Brazda is a web developer, software engineer, and educator with a passion for building tools that bring learning to life. She helped develop the Magnetiscope’s software, built the project’s website, designed its visual identity, and co-led its public launch at Open Sauce 2025. She currently works as a software developer at NASA and has an academic background in computer science and mathematics.
What Inspired You to Make This?
The Magnetiscope grew out of Joseph’s curiosity about magnetic fields and a desire to see and understand them more directly. What began as a personal project to learn more about the invisible forces around us has become a hands-on educational tool that makes magnetism visible in a simple and engaging way. We're hoping to share the Magnetiscope to encourage others to explore science through creativity, discover how everyday objects interact with magnetic fields, and be inspired to investigate the hidden patterns of the world around them.
