An extensive exhibition of Benjamin Franklin work as a printer and as a writer, with comprehensive coverage of the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanack.

See pages from Poor Richard's Almanack over several years of its publication. Read about the contents of the almanacks Benjamin Franklin's comments about writing the yearly production.

A complete guide to computer printers including printers ABCs, types of printers, printer characteristics, printer interfaces, printer fonts, printer resolution, printer memory, printer definitions, and printer troubleshooting.

An informative document on inkjet printers. Includes operation, thermal technology, piezo-electric technology, color management, and illustrations.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has been working on a way to cut back expenses on powerful magnets used in various objects we use every day like computers and cars. Science News for Students probes into the investigation's...

An informative document about laser printers. Includes communication, operation, and illustration.

This Printers Plus Inc. site provides tips and answers several questions on choosing the right laser printer.

This lesson looks at the early career of Benjamin Franklin and he contributed to the spread of literacy in America, as well as his public service record at that time. Students will examine and analyze primary source documents to...

Excellent explanation of the uses of "ser." The lesson is easy to understand, with ample examples. A short quiz, oral exercise, and test at the end of the lesson evaluates the student's mastery of this grammar principle. Teachers can set...

Contains information on value, contrast, gradation, and the values of hues of colors. Has great color charts and links to related sites.

This first of four lessons on "ser" and "estar" explains the fundamental differences between the two verbs. Perfect for beginning students, the lesson is easy to understand with plenty of examples. A short quiz, oral exercise and test at...

A document about different types of printers, including solid ink, dye-sublimation, thermo autochrome, thermal wax, and dot matrix printers, with illustrations.

This site gives information about different types of printers and their advantages and disadvantages. It includes impact printers, non-impact printers, and choosing a printer.

An interesting article on braille printers and the software to publish with. This site discusses how braille came about, how it works and why we use it.

This site gives information about printer features. It includes speed, paper type, print quality, print styles, and cable features.

Using historically significant documents and photos from its collection, this exhibit probes the various interests of Franklin and the influential friends that shared his interests.

Your digital photo comprises a certain number of dots in the x and y directions. What happens to the print image quality as you "stretch" those dots out to larger and larger pictures? (Note: This experiment studies the dots per inch in...

This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Book of Trades by Frederick Warne and Co., (1880?) a picture book of trades includes printers, tailors, carpenters, watchmaker, etc.

Wikpedia offers an excellent definition of the term, "computer printer," including a hyperlinked table of contents and hyperlinked terms.

Read the full text of "The Printer of Udell's" by Harold Bell Wright. Wright was a minister before an author and this work contains strong Christian themes. Ronald Reagan was said to be inspired by this novel.

This poem expresses the difficulties associated with typographical errors.

Good explanation on the use of "tener que" and "hay que" A short quiz, oral activity and test at the end of the lesson evaluates the student's mastery of this grammar principle. A printer-friendly page produces a nice grammar summary of...

3-D printers are tools which allow people to design and "print" just about anything imagined. This newer technology is still evolving and developers find ways to utilize the printers for many purposes.

This site provides the types of trades and merchants found in 18th Century Williamsburg. Such trades include: apothecary, blacksmith, founder, harness maker, milliner, printer and bookbinder, shoemaker, silversmith, and wigmaker.