About SiliCon with Adam Savage

Founded in 2014 as SiliCon Valley Comic Con, SiliCon was the vision of Rick White and Steve Wozniak as they sought to bring together the best of technology and pop culture. Having grown every year since then, Adam Savage joined in 2019 to bring a new dimension to the event, which embraced the maker ethos and community.

Adam has built everything from theater sets to miniature particle accelerators. From spaceships to animatronic arms. He’s made Rube Goldberg machines, hand props and spacesuits. His online videos have generated over 230 million page views. He’s written for Popular Mechanics, the Wall Street Journal and Wired Magazine and is a published author with his latest book, “Every Tool Is A Hammer.” His program “Mythbusters” produced 270 episodes that aired in over 100 countries for 14 years. He is currently Editor in Chief at Tested.

ADAM SAVAGE has spent his life gathering skills that allow him to take what’s in his brain and
make it real. He’s built everything from giant Buddhas and futuristic weapons to fine-art
sculptures and dancing vegetables.
The son of a filmmaker/painter and a psychotherapist, Adam’s previous positions include
projectionist, animator, graphic designer, carpenter, interior and stage designer, toy designer,
welder, and scenic painter. And he’s worked with every material and in every medium he could
fathom — metal, paper, glass, plastic, rubber, foam, plaster, pneumatics, hydraulics,
animatronics, neon, glassblowing, mold-making and injection molding to name just a few.
In 1993, Adam began concentrating his career on the special-effects industry, honing his skills
through more than 100 television commercials and a dozen feature films, including Star Wars
Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Galaxy Quest, and the
Matrix sequels.
A decade later, Adam was chosen along with Jamie Hyneman to produce and host
MythBusters, which premiered on Discovery Channel in January 2003. Fourteen years, 279
episodes, 1,015 myths, 2,950 experiments, eight Emmy nominations and 83 miles of duct tape
later, that version of the series ended in March 2016. A few years later, Adam hosted and
executive produced MythBusters Jr. as well as a solo series, Savage Builds, for Discovery
Channel.
Today, Adam stars in and produces content for his YouTube channel Tested.com, including a
popular build series (Adam Savage’s One Day Builds) and behind-the-scenes deep dives into
multiple blockbuster films (including Alien Covenant, Mortal Engines and Blade Runner 2049).
In addition, after a lifetime of hunting for the perfect gear bag, Adam launched Savage
Industries and began manufacturing his own along with MAFIA BAGS. Made in the United
States and constructed primarily from recycled sailcloth, every bag is not only durable and
lightweight but unique as well. The current line (available at AdamSavage.com) includes two
sizes of the EDC (“Everyday Carry”) and an assortment of pouches, with more product both
available on the site and on the way.
Finally, in 2019 Adam finished his first book. Every Tool’s a Hammer is “a chronicle of my life as
a maker. It’s an exploration of making and of my own productive obsessions, but it’s also a
permission slip of sorts from me to you. Permission to grab hold of the things you’re interested
in, that fascinate you, and to dive deeper into them to see where they lead you.” More
information is available at adamsavagebook.com.
Adam lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife and their amazing dog Maggie.

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