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Babbage, Charles
Charles Babbage, SJSU Virtual Museum
Banneker, Benjamin
Benjamin Banneker, Benjamin Banneker, Benjamin Banneker's Life, Benjamin Banneker: An American Pioneer, Benjamin Banneker: Mathematician, Astronomer, Kulture Kidz: Benjamin Banneker, Maryland's African American Heritage: Benjami, Mathematicians of the African Diaspora: Benjamin B, Stamp on Black History: Benjamin Banneker
Bell, Alexander Graham
Alexander Graham Bell, Alexander Graham Bell, Inventing the Telephone, More About Bell, The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, Who Was Alexander Graham Bell?
Braille, Louis
Encarta: Braille, Louis, First School Years: Louis Braille, Louis Braille, Louis Braille and the Braille System, The Story of Louis Braille
Eastman, George
George Eastman, George Eastman, George Eastman, the Man, The Wizard of Photography
Edison, Thomas Alva
Biography.com: Thomas Edison, Edison After Forty, Edison National Historic Site, Edison's Miracle of LIght, Edison's Timeline of Invention, Pioneers of Electricity, Science Hero: Thomas Alva Edison, Thomas Alva Edison, Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), Thomas Alva Edison - Questionz.net
Farnsworth, Philo
Inventor of the Week: Philo T. Farnsworth, Philo T. Farnsworth Story, Philo T. Farnsworth: Who Was He?, Philo Taylor Farnsworth: Television System, Science Hero: Philo T. Farnsworth, Scientists and Thinkers: Philo Farnsworth, The Farnsworth Chronicles
Goddard, Robert
Dr. Robert H. Goddard, Encarta: Goddard, Robert Hutchings, Robert Goddard (1882-1945), Robert Goddard and His Rockets, Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945), Robert H. Goddard, American Rocket Pioneer, Robert Hutchings Goddard
Gutenberg, Johannes
Johannes Gutenberg (1398-1468), Johannes Gutenberg and The Printed Book, Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press
Kamen, Dean
Ginger, Dean Kamen, Dean Kamen, Breakout Artist, The Heinz Awards: Dean Kamen
Marconi, Guglielmo
A Science Odyssey: Guglielmo Marconi, Biography of G. Marconi, Encarta: Marconi, Guglielmo, Guglielmo Marconi: Transmitting Electrical Signals, Who was Guglielmo Marconi?
McCoy, Elijah
Afrocentric Homeschoolers Association: Elijah McCo, BlackInventor.com: Elijah McCoy, Elijah McCoy, Elijah McCoy, Elijah McCoy, Elijah McCoy: American Inventor, Elijah McCoy: Inventor and Engineer, Infoplease.com: Elijah McCoy, Invention Dimension: Elijah McCoy, Kulture Kids: Elijah McCoy
Morgan, Garrett
About Garrett A. Morgan, Black Inventor: Garrett Morgan, Engines of our Ingenuity: Garrett Morgan, Garrett Morgan, Inventor of the Week: Garrett A. Morgan, Kentucky Tales: Garrett Morgan, The Inventions of Garrett Morgan
Watt, James
Encarta: Watt, James, Inventor James Watt, James Watt, James Watt (1736-1819), James Watt by Andrew Carnegie, Spartacus: James Watt
Whitney, Eli
Eli Whitney, Eli Whitney: Cotton Gin, Encarta: Whitney, Eli, He Can Make Anything, The Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney, The Invention Dimension: Eli Whitney
Wright, Wilbur and Orville
A Science Odyssey: Wilbur and Orville Wright, December 17, 1903: The Day Man First Flew, How We Made the First Flight, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, Profile of Wilbur and Orville Wright, Re-Living the Wright Way, Scientists and Thinkers: Wilbur and Orville Wright, The American Experience: The Wright Stuff, The Wilbur and Orville Wright Story
19th Century African-American Inventors
Short articles on black inventors from Suite101.com.
African-American Inventors
Student-friendly articles and photos of famous black inventors and scientists.
Blacks in Technology, Past and Present
Profiles of seven African American inventors.
Elias Howe
Credited with inventing the first practical sewing machine. This biography is from Scientific American Online.
Fact Monster; Inventions and Discoveries
List of inventions from A to Z with dates, inventors, and links to the biographies of some of these inventors.
Great and Famous Inventors
Elementary school students introduce some of the men and women whose creations changed the 20th century.
Henry Ford - Ignorant Genius
Offers a biography and history.
Historical Inventors: A To Z
Resource to research famous inventors, including timelines and sections on women, African American, Native American, Chinese and Hispanic groups.
Innovative Lives
Short profiles of men and women who are changing life today. From the Smithsonian.
Microchip Co-inventor Learned Basics in Iowa
An article about Robert Noyce, co-inventor, with Jack Kilby, of the integrated circuit.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Celebrates inventors, and has indexes of inventors with brief biographies, and an index of inventions so you can find out who is credited with which invention.
Partial List of African American Inventors
From an unknown source, a list of African Americans, their inventions and their patent dates.
The Black Inventor Online Museum
A look at the great and often unrecognized pioneers in the field of invention and innovation.
The Great Idea Finder
Provides invention facts, inventor profiles, innovation timeline, history articles, and trivia quiz.
The Invention Dimension: Inventor of the Week Arch
Browsable and searchable collection of short, yet scholarly biographies geared toward students.
The Magnificent Safety Pin
Walter Hunt is credited with inventing this, at least in modern times.
Walter Hunt: Inventor of the Safety Pin
Read about Walter Hunt who invented lots of things, including the safety pin.