Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Wasyl Kunda
Read Wasyl Kunda's biography and learn about and his efforts in hydrometallurgy.
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Telephone and Light Patent Drawings
A lesson plan about Alexander Graham Bell's patent for the telephone and Thomas Edison's patent for the electric lamp. Contains good background information and historically pertinent documents. It also discusses the role corporations...
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Eli Whitney/cotton Gin
A collection of websites on Eli Whitney and his invention, the cotton gin.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Technology of the 1800s
[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...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Thomas Edison National Historical Park: Thomas Edison
This site includes information about Thomas Edison's inventions and his home and family life. Find a lengthy biography and several sounds from Edison's original phonograph.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Elisha Graves Otis
Brief article about Otis, the developer of the electric elevator brake which made skyscraper construction so practical.
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Rube Goldberg
Get a look into the life of the wacky machine inventor Rube Goldberg. Includes a terrific biography, a gallery of his cartoon inventions, and a link to The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Telephone
The home page to the PBS feature film on the invention of the telephone. The People and Events section has biographies and commentary on the invention of the telephone and its subsequent success. Be sure to click on Gallery for pictures...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Crookes Tube 1870
English chemist Sir William Crookes (1832 - 1919) invented the Crookes tube to study gases, which fascinated him. His work also paved the way for the revolutionary discovery of the electron and the invention of X-ray machines.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How the Bendy Straw Was Invented
In the twelfth installment of our 'Moments of Vision' series, Jessica Oreck shares the origins of the bendy straw.
Other
Utah History to Go: Philo T. Farnsworth's Invention
The state of Utah provides us with biographical information on Philo T. Farnsworth who developed an idea for an "image dissector" in high school thus becoming the first to conceive of the basic technology of television.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: People and Events: Alexander Graham Bell
This PBS American Experience page provides a biographical survey of Alexander Graham Bell's life and inventions.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Edmund Cartwright
Edmund Cartwright is featured in this brief biography for automating the textile industry with a power loom.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Philo Farnsworth
Crack open a present day television today and it may not be as apparent, but every television designer is aware of the name Philo Farnsworth. Find out about the man behind the first all electric television among the 299 other patents...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Charles Kettering
This famous Ohioan had many great accomplishments including founding DELCO, the company who "brought the automobile into the Age of Electricity."
Other
Edision Birthplace Museum: Birthplace of Edison
Biographical look at Thomas Edison from the museum of his birthplace. Provides information on his life and his inventions. Also gives a tour of Edison's birthplace.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Invention of the Week: George Eastman
A biography of George Eastman, who revolutionized photography with his innovations in film and photograph development. From the MIT School of Engineering.
Other
Who Is the Inventor of Television?
Evidently, this is not an easy question to answer! The television seems to be the international product of a series of discoveries and inventions. Here is an interesting summary of inventors and events leading up to the actual television...
BBC
Bbc Newsround: 'Most Waterproof Material' Invented at Mit
Brief article reports on the creation of the most waterproof material in existence.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "I Would Invent"
Excellent resource for empowering young scholars to become better learners. This activity includes encouraging students to develop an interest in science, to promote critical thinking skills, and to enhance reading and writing skills.
Stanford University
Stanford: Bioengineering Boot Camp Draws Young and 'Fearless' Talent
Learn about the cutting edge inventions being brought about by teens at Stanford University's bioengineering boot camp for high school students.
Rutgers University
Thomas Edison Papers: Latimer's Patents
Find a list of patents issued to African-American inventor, Lewis Latimer, to him individually or with another inventor. Clicking on the invention takes you a diagram of the invention as well as its description submitted to the U.S....
Science Museum, London
Science Museum Online Stuff: Garrett Morgan
An excellent article about inventor Garrett Morgan including information about his two life-saving inventions: the Safety Hood, an early gas mask, and the traffic light.
PBS
Pbs: Tesla, Master of Lighting
Inventor Nikola Tesla is the subject of this extensive PBS site. In addition to information on Tesla's life and work, the site offers insight into the ways in which society and invention affect each other.
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