Interested in engineering technology, technology, or engineering careers? This site sponsored by the state of NY clarifies the differences between academic degrees in this field.

How are designs turned into products?How are designs turned into products? This unit will introduce manufacturing as a system and will describe some of the many different ways of making products.

This site is the home page of the National Association of Manufacturers and is a great starting point to learn more about modern manufacturing.

This site describes how Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines work and how they are used in computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).

A collection of video lectures from a course introducing students to the principles of the manufacturing processes. Webpage includes forty lectures from a professor at the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. Lectures vary...

An in-depth look at the technology involved in the pharmaceutical industry. Students work through interactive learning material, answering review questions along the way.

This Library of Congress timeline series discusses Henry Ford, whose automobiles and manufacturing process made the "horseless carriage" affordable to every American.

A database of 20,000 currently available products from over 2,000 different companies. "Each product record contains a detailed description of the product as well as price, manufacturer and distributor information. You will also find...

A lengthy essay on the Second Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author looks at seven major aspects of technology that were affected by the revolution and makes...

Interresting site from the University of Groningen explaining the incredible impact of machines and technology on developing resources and improving agriculture.

Learn about the information that can be found in an 1876 issue of a magazine, The Manufacturer and Builder, about the tools, machines, and innovations of that era, including a reference to a young Thomas Edison. This is a transcript of a...

Resources are things we need to get a job done. Every technological system makes use of seven types of resources: people, information, materials, tools and machines, energy, capital, and time.

Examples of many of the weapons used in the Civil War are included in this exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution. Find rifles, swords, pistols, and hand grenades along with descriptions of who used them and how they were manufactured....

A large number of people can be seen hard at work in a large technology laboratory. The workers design and manufacture various technologically advanced products for use in various industries.

A map from 1907 of the United States showing the principal manufacturing areas in 1900. The star symbol in Ohio represents the mean center of manufacturing in the nation. Each symbol represents gross $25,000,000 or fraction more than...

A map from 1920 of the United States showing the principal manufacturing areas in 1900. The star symbol in Ohio represents the mean center of manufacturing in the nation. Each symbol represents gross $25,000,000 or fraction more than...

A map from 1900 of the United States showing the States where iron and steel manufacture is a principal industry. The map is keyed to show the mean annual production of manufactured goods given in dollars and the census of 1900.

Resource offers online career videos in 16 industry areas to learn about the type of work performed in a variety of jobs in each industry area.

This site is an excellent lesson in which young scholars explore the economic interdependence shared between the United States and Chile. Students will learn about the products imported from Chile and determine the reasons for trade...

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the pharmaceutical business. Learn about everything from medicine research and development to human resource concerns for a drug manufacturing company. Some interactive illustrations and suggested...

Take a special trip to Georgia Tech's Flowers Invention Studio with GPB Education! This interactive virtual exploration offers students an inside look at the world's largest student-run makerspace as they learn about the engineering...

Article discusses promising applications of nanotechnology to computing and processing technologies and to the consumer goods, materials and manufacturing, energy, and transportation industries.

A map from 1904 of Washington showing the capital, Olympia, principal cities and towns, Indian reservations, railroads, mountains, rivers, and coastal features. "Washington - Organized as a Territory in 1853. Admitted to statehood in...

A map from 1904 of Wisconsin showing the capital, Madison, principal cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and shoreline. "Wisconsin (The Badger State) - Was first settled by the French in 1660. Admitted to the Union in 1848. The...