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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Invention of the Week: Cyrus Mc Cormick

For Students 9th - 10th
Called the "Father of Modern Agriculture," Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper, which turned the prairies of the Midwest into "the 'breadbasket' of the nation." This article, in addition to telling about the creation of the...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Inventors & Inventions 1801 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Enchanted Learning presents several brief overviews of major early nineteenth century inventors and their inventions. The information is accessible by clicking on the corresponding link.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Cyrus Mc Cormick

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how Cyrus McCormick made a good reaper to harvest grain, then improved upon his work. He went West, visiting farmers and improving his machine, becoming one of the leaders in the farming industry. (In Spanish)
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cyrus Hall Mc Cormick

For Students 9th - 10th
(1809-1884) American inventor of the first reaping machine and founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Cyrus Hall Mc Cormick (1809 1884)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.