Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Elijah Mc Coy
This is a great resource for information on Elijah McCoy. This mechanical engineer revolutionized the locomotive industry with his invention. Links to photographs and additional information are available also.
NSTATE
People of Connecticut: Charles Goodyear
At this site you can read about Charles Goodyear. This man invented the vulcanization of rubber in 1844.
NSTATE
People of Connecticut: Elias Howe
This site is provided for by Netstate.com. Who's who in Connecticut history? Elias Howe invented the first sewing machine. Biography and picture.
NSTATE
People of Connecticut: Samuel Colt
A biography about the maker of the pistol with a revolving cylinder.
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Granville T. Woods
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.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Benjamin Banneker
A look at the life of a brilliant colonial American who was a mathematician, astronomer, inventor, surveyor and writer. (In Spanish)
Smithsonian Institution
Lemelson Center: Tracing the Roots of America's Motion Picture Industry
In the late 1800's, Thomas Edison and his fellow inventors were key in the American film industry's boom.This web site provides a podcast and accompanying transcript tracing the roots of the film industry in America. Podcast [21:27]
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Libraries: Industrial Drawings
Smithsonian site enlightens users in the field of Industrial Engineering by inviting them to view samples of industrial drawings. Some are working drawings, others are more finished and still, others are printed. They visually document...
OpenStax
Open Stax: A Vibrant Capitalist Republic
By reading this section of a chapter on "Industrial Transformation in the North," students will be able to explain the process of selling western land, discuss the causes of the Panic of 1819, and identify key American innovators and...
Curated OER
Lewis Howard Latimer
This site has a biography of the man who helped develop the light bulb.
Curated OER
Engines of Our Ingenuity: Jan Matzeliger
A brief biography of Jan Matzeliger, African-American inventor, who revolutionized the shoe manufacturing industry. Read about his early troubles and how he graciously lived his life.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cyrus Hall Mc Cormick
(1809-1884) American inventor of the first reaping machine and founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Richard Jordan Gatling
Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling (September 12, 1818 - February 26, 1903) was an American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, the first successful machine gun.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Robert Fulton
An American inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Samuel Morse
(1791-1872) American inventor of the Morse code.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Alva Edison
(1847-1931) Famous American inventor.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and the long-lasting, practical...
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Thomas Edison
This is a black and white photo of a famous American inventor named Thomas Edison. His many inventions included the practical electric light bulb and phonograph (a device used to play recorded sound).
Black Past
Black Past: Carver, George Washington
This brief encyclopedia biography about George Washington Carver tells about his interest and research in agriculture, especially in the South.
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: Code Talkers the Navajo Soldiers of Wwii
This lesson explores the unique role that the Navajo secret codes played in winning WWII.
PBS
Pbs: People and Discoveries: Grace Murray Hopper
Biography on Grace Murray Hopper gives information on her life in the Navy and accomplishments in programming.
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Otis Boykin
Otis Boykin invented electronic control devices for guided missiles, IBM computers, and the control unit for a pacemaker.
Patsy Stevens
Garden of Praise: Biographies for Kids: Cyrus Mc Cormick
Learn about the inventor of the mechanical reaper that revolutionized American and world agriculture in the 19th century.
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