This site from Enchanted Learning presents several brief overviews of major early nineteenth century inventors and their inventions. The information is accessible by clicking on the corresponding link.

Here is a thorough biography of inventor Granville T. Woods, who is credited with improving railway safety for bot the trains and trainmen. Find out what concepts in railroad safety are still being used today.

A short biography of Andrew Beard, whose invention improved the safety of railroads in the 19th century.

Just for fun. A website with a list of strange inventions by would-be entrepreneurs. Click on any to see a picture and description of the device.

A detailed biography of Granville T. Woods, who was known as "the Black Edison" because of his many inventions. He is best known for greatly improving the safety of railroads by his invention of the Multiplex Railway Telegraph.

Biography of African-American Lewis Temple, whose toggle iron radically improved the harpoon used by whalers in the 19th century.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Article considers the inventions and innovations in communication, transportation, and manufacturing that drove America forward in the nineteenth century. Includes a link to an interactive history of...

Learn about the inventor of the mechanical reaper that revolutionized American and world agriculture in the 19th century.

Read a brief biography of Graville T. Woods, known as "The Black Edison" because of the multitude and scope of his inventions. Perhaps his most important was a way for trains to communicate with each other.