Inventions/Inventors
American Experience: Technology
Includes a technology timeline and forgotten inventors.
This site offers over 5 million pages of documents from Edison's work.
Timelines, film and recordings about Edison's work.
Elms and Magnolia's: The 18th Century (Eli Whitney)
History of the first locomotives.
A site of famous inventions.
History of the Growth of the Steam Engine
Industrial Revolution: Major Inventions
Background and biographical information on living inventors, provided by the Smithsonian Institution.
This site highlights a different American inventor every week with a biographical sketch covering his or her accomplshments and their impact on society. Also an extensive list of related links to invention and innovation.
Inventors and Inventions Theme Page
KIDS INFO: Industrial Revolution (links will vary in quality)
The National Inventors Hall of Fame
Find inventors or inventions that have been recognized for their great contributions to science and technology.
Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie
Smithsonian: Inventors and Inventions
Interactive version is available on this site.
Some rather unusual invention patents are featured here. Please Note: Past months are available at the bottom of the page.