Inventions Homework Help
Calculating
Machines
www.webcom.com/calc/
From an 1885 adding machine and an abacus to history of the machines from
1623
to 1970. Use the menu on the left to navigate the site.
Cyber
Telephone Museum
www.museumphones.com/
A detailed history of the telephone with great pictures of each stage
of its development.
The
History of Invention
www.cbc4kids.ca/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.html
Follow the time line on the bottom of the screen for inventions from ancient
to modern times.
Invention
Dimension
http://web.mit.edu/invent/invent-main.html
Features an Inventor of the Week. You are able to search their archives
for other
inventors as well.
Inventors
Museum
www.inventorsmuseum.com/
Links to many inventors: african-american, colonial, medical, transportation
and much more.
Inventure
Place: National Inventors Hall of Fame
www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_4_0_channels.asp
Biographies of inventors. Pick an invention channel and look for your
invention.
The
Tech Museum of Innovation
www.thetech.org/exhibits/
Find out about technology, DNA, robotics, energy, matter and much more.
Technology
Timeline
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline/f_timeline.html
This site from PBS' American Experience series presents a timeline from
1750 to
1990s of American inventions and innovative achievements. Click on the
invention or
achievement on the timeline to learn more about it.
This
Day in Technology History
www.historychannel.com/tdih/tech.html
This site provides historic events and facts for today's date in history.
Searchable by
date.
Transistor
History
www.lucent.com/minds/transistor/
Follows the path of invention with notable biographies and information.
Who
Invented it?
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Childrens/FactSheets/WhoInventedIt.asp
A list of inventions and who invented them. From the Christchurch City
Library in New Zealand.
What
did they invent?
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Childrens/FactSheets/WhatDidTheyInvent.asp
A list of inventors and what they invented. From the Christchurch City
Library in New Zealand.
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