GENERAL
RESOURCES
INVENTIONS
- Beyond
2000 - Even if our crystal ball is cloudy,
it's fun to imagine what the next thousand years hold in
store. Click on the subjects at right to learn National
Geographic World's best guesses about technological
developments in your lifetime and beyond.
- Calculating
Machines - This site contains information on
the history of calculating machines.
- Computer
Museum History Center - Explore the online
archives and exhibits on the history of computing.
-
History
of Inventions - This site from CBC 4 Kids
has an interactive timeline featuring facts about great
inventions throughout history.
- How Stuff
Works - Have you ever wondered how the
engine in your car works or what makes the inside of your
refrigerator cold? Then How Stuff Works is the place for
you! Click on the categories to see hundreds of cool
articles!
- Information
Age: People, Information, & Technology -
These photographs are from an exhibition at the
Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. The
exhibition displays visually and interactively how
electrical information technology has changed our society
over the last 150 years.
- Internet
- A Brief History of the Internet - The
Internet was started in 1969 under a contract let by the
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).
- InventorEd
Presents Kid's Inventor Resources - An
invention is a new way of solving a problem. If you want
to invent, look at what is wrong with things you use now.
- Recorded Sounds
and Wax Cylinders - Explore early sound
recording methods, two-minute wax cylinder records and
antique phonographs; see plenty of rare vintage photos;
and enjoy listening to the early-recorded sounds taken
directly from the original wax cylinders.
- Technology
- This site from the PBS American Experience series
presents important inventions of the 20th century,
including the telephone, the television, and the New York
subway. Also, check out the technology timeline and the
kid's page.
- Transistorized!
- Traces the steps that led to the development of the transistor, probably
the most important invention of the 20th century.
- What
in the World? - Many everyday objects can be
traced to the people who invented them. Explore a
hospital, a home and an office to find out more.
- Zippers
and Velcro - Learn all about zippers and
Velcro fasteners.
INVENTORS
(Individuals)
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Brain Spin
- Alexander Graham Bell - This fun site from AT&T tells you all about
this inventor, from his early days teaching the deaf to creating the
invention that changed human communication, the telephone.
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Da
Vinci, Leonardo: Exploring Leonardo -
Explore this site and learn about this fascinating
scientist, inventor, and artist of the Italian
Renaissance. This online exhibit developed by the Boston
Museum of Science focuses on Leonardo Da Vinci's
inventions and scientific studies.
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Edison
National Historic Site - Provides a wealth of information about Thomas
Edison and his inventions.
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Franklin,
Benjamin - From the halls of the great Franklin Institute comes a
site dedicated to Benjamin Franklin’s life as a scientist, an inventor, a
statesman, a printer, a philosopher, a musician and an economist with video,
sound clips and images.
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Goldberg,
Rube - Read all about this famous cartoonist
who drew pictures of complicated inventions to solve
simple problems.
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Wright Brothers: The
Invention of the Aerial Age - Learn about Orville and Wilbur Wright and
how they invented their flying machine. You can also learn about important
milestones in their lives and read about the beginning of the Aerial Age
INVENTORS (Collective Biographies)
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