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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Watts
James Watt (19 January 1736 - 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both Britain and the world.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Watt
(1736-1819) Inventor of the steam engine
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Industrial Revolution Inventions
The Industrial Revolution is a phrase that encompasses the massive changes in agriculture and manufacturing processes during the 18th and 19th centuries that transformed the United States from an agricultural to an industrial society....
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Applied Thermodynamics: Steam Turbine
A steam turbine is defined at Applied Thermodynamics. The individual steps of a steam turbine engine are illustrated and explained.
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Applied Thermodynamics: Steam Turbine
A steam turbine is defined at Applied Thermodynamics. The individual steps of a steam turbine engine are illustrated and explained.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Goalpost Design Challenge
From the San Francisco 49er's Museum Education Project which promotes STEAM projects, students construct a goal post using engineering concepts.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Solar Stadium Challenge
A project for students to imagine they are writing a proposal for a bid to design and construct a football stadium that is heated by solar power. As a structural engineering, the students will be creating this proposal for a new NFL team...
University of Oregon
American Children's Literature: Virgina Lee Burton
This resource contains biographical information about Virginia Lee Burton (1909-1968 CE).
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Company: Virginia Lee Burton
Use this site to learn about Virgina Lee Burton's (1909-1968 CE) childhood, early years, family life and aspirations on this site. Pictures of Virginia are included.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alabama: Montgomery (Snagboat)
One of the few surviving steam-powered sternwheelers in the United States, it is one of two surviving United States Army Corps of Engineers snagboats. It was built in 1925 and played a major role in building the...