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Zoom Inventors and Inventions A-Z |
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Twentieth Century Inventions
1900-1999 |
Timelines of Inventions &
Technology
Invention and technology timelines tell the history of
famous 16th,
17th, 18th, 19th and 20th century inventions. |
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Historical Inventors |
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Professional Inventors
The basics,
first steps for inventors, definitions, examples of
forms, articles on the invention and business process,
creativity
and contact points, prototypes, why do a patent search,
can you
patent-it-yourself and researching your market. |
Young Inventors Universe
Great sites and fun experiments all about inventing.
Websites
illustrating inventions made by kids. Workshops, courses
and
summer camps for kid inventors and contests kids can
submit their
inventions to. Lesson plans for teachers. |
Canadian Inventions
Information on Canadian inventors and inventions,
resources for
professional inventors, historical timelines, Canadian
patent
holders, biographies and lesson plans.
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Chinese Inventions
Learn about ancient Chinese technology and the history
of
Chinese inventions and inventors. Find lesson plans for
teachers.
Learn about the kite, chopsticks, umbrellas, gunpowder,
firecrackers, the steelyard, abacus, cloisonné,
ceramics,
papermaking and more. |
Famous Inventions: A To Z List
Best of the Net
From air conditioner to zipper, sites listed
alphabetically by the
name of the invention. Use top index bar to navigate and
select.
The largest and most complete index on this website. |
History of Computers and the
Internet
The invention of the millenium is the computer. Read
about the
1936 programmable computer invented by Konrad Zuse, or
the
first mouse, floppy drive, the first memory chips and
more. |
Major Inventions - Industrial
Revolution
The major inventions of the Industrial Revolution -
American -
British and European - the Industrial Revolution defined
was the
widespread replacement of manual labor by new inventions
or
machinery. |
Australian Inventions
From the boomerang to the bionic ear, famous inventions
and
inventors from Australia. |
Inventions Created by Women
Learn about famous female-created inventions, women
inventing
in traditionally male fields, why women are a minority
of patent
holders and how that is rapidly changing.
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Inventions
Archived list of over fifty interesting inventors, dates
and
inventions, with a lengthy article on each written by
your About
Inventors guide. |
More Historical Inventions
Find educational mega-sites that cover the history of
inventing
with indexed alphabetical listings. Included are
timelines and
specialized information on different types of famous
inventions. |
Wacky Patents by American
Inventors
Wacky patents and gadgets of an unconventional and
humorous
nature. |
100 Innovative Australians
A site devoted to
innovations by Australian scientists and inventors. |
21st Century Inventions
This site has
information about possible inventions in the future such
as electronic books, no-wait checkouts and fabrics for
all seasons. |
Inventure Place
The US National Inventors Hall of Fame was
established in 1973 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office. Students can find information about famous
American inventors at this site. |
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Inventors
and Inventions for K-12 Education |
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Smithsonian Inventors & Inventions
The
Smithsonian preserves thousands of the models that
inventors were required to submit with patent
applications before 1880. |
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Invention Dimension
Check out
Inventor of the Week and the archive section. |
