National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: George Washington Carver
This National Inventors Hall of Fame site provides a brief biography of the agricultural chemist, George Washington Carver.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Lloyd H. Conover Tetracycline
Read a brief bio on the inventor of the broad spectrum antibiotic, tetracycline.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Frederick Banting: Isolated, Purified Insulin
Read about Frederick Banting and the work he did to help diabetics maintain their insulin levels. This site includes biographical informatin and links to pages on inventors Charles Best and James Collip.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Samuel Blum: Far Ultraviolet Procedures
Read about Samuel Blum, inventor of the laser technique used in LASIK eye surgery. This page includes a bio and a brief explanation of how Blum discovered that lasers could be used in surgery.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Baruch S. Blumberg: Vaccine for Hepatitis B
This site provides biographical information on Baruch S. Blumberg, inventor of the Hepatitis B vaccine.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Raymond v. Damadian: Mri
Read about Raymond V. Damadian, inventor of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and learn how the MRI has impacted the field of medicine.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: William D. Coolidge: Vacuum Tube (X Ray)
This site provides a brief biography on William D. Coolidge, inventor of the X-ray tube, also known as the "Coolidge tube."
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: M. Stephen Heilman
Read about Stephen Heilman, co-inventor of the automatic implantable defibrillator, "a device that detects and corrects heart arrhythmias in patients who would otherwise die from sudden cardiac death."
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Ernest H. Volwiler: Pentothal/anesthesia
Here is information on Pentothal, or general anesthesia, and its inventor, Ernest H. Volwiler.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Samuel F. B. Morse
This is an Inventors Hall of Fame website on Samuel F.B. Morse. Includes a short biography and portrait.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Forrest M. Bird
This site has a short biographical sketch about the inventor of "The Bird," a respirator that helped to infants with respiratory problems.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Charles Franklin Kettering
This website provides a biography of Charles Kettering (1876-1958) and describes his inventions for the automobile, including an electrical ignition system.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Dean Kamen: Ambulatory Infusion Pump
Here is information on Dean Kamen and his invention, the ambulatory infusion pump, or the AutoSyringe, that "free[s] patients from round-the-clock injections."
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Site: Lyman Spitzer Jr.
At the HubbleSite you can learn about Lyman Spitzer's (1914?1997 CE) inventions and accomplishments in the science field.
Great Idea Finder
The Great Idea Finder: Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), French philosopher, mathematician, and physicist, is considered one of the great minds in Western intellectual history. He also invented the first mechanical adding machine.
Library of Congress
Loc: Learning Page: Thomas Edison
This resource provides lesson plans and information about Thomas Edison and his inventions.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: More About Bell
Part of the larger site about Alexander Graham Bell from the series, American Experience, this biography focuses mainly on his education and experimentation which resulted in his development of the telephone. Included is information...
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: The Industrial Revolution
Explores the development of the textile industry in Great Britain, focusing on the invention of various machines. Also,discusses the social effects of the Industrial Revolution and the connections between the Industrial Revolution and...
Library of Congress
Loc: About George Westinghouse
This is a detailed biography about George Westinghouse with a link to an article about Westinghouse from the Wilmerding News, 1904. Read about his many inventions that improved railroad safety.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Robert Fulton
This website contains biographical information about Robert Fulton, including the events leading up to his design of the first successful steamboat.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Who Am I?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a review of famous inventors and people of the Second Industrial Revolution. Activotes questions are included. There is a citation for a United Streaming video clip at the end that could be...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Invention Dimension: Inventor of the Week: Frederick M. Jones
A brief biographical note about Frederick McKinley Jones that cites his work in the areas of refrigeration and sound recording.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Robert Fulton
Learn how the steamboat got its start at the hand of a curious and energetic inventor-Robert Fulton. (In Spanish)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Elisha Otis and the Elevator
This site, which is provided for by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, gives a very brief article on the developer of the early elevator. Images are included as well.
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