Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Eli Whitney
This site from the MIT Invention Dimension provides the history of Eli Whitney's cotton gin. Important part of the Industrial Revolution.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Steam Engines in England
An interesting historical account of the development of the steam engine. Provides pictures of the earliest of steam engines.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Fulton's Battery Catamaran
A description of Fulton's steamboat and its influence on subsequent military warships. Interesting, anecdotal and well-written. Includes some biographical information. (Text is the actual radio transcript of a syndicated radio broadcast...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: An Era of Innovation
Students research and learn about the history of transportation. Groups design and present a decade in transportation exhibits to share with the class.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: An Era of Innovation
Learners research and learn about the history of transportation. Groups design and present a decade in transportation exhibits to share with the class.
