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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Garrett A. Morgan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides information on Garrett A. Morgan (1877-1963 CE), who is credited with inventing the gas mask, and, in turn, saving firefighters from suffocating while putting out fires...
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Alexander Graham Bell: Telephone

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information and a photograph of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Samuel f.b. Morse

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides a short biography of Samuel F.B. Morse, and his invention of the one-wire telegraph and the Morse Code. Also contains pictures.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Ottmar Mergenthaler

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the linotype machine, the most important invention since Guttenberg's printing press, and Ottmar Mergenthaler, its inventor.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: James Collip: Isolated, Purified Insulin

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about one of the scientists responsible for inventing insulin for use by diabetics. Read a brief biography on James Collip, and follow links to inventors who worked with Collip, Charles Best and Frederick Banting.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Industrial Revolution Inventions

For Students 9th - 10th
The Industrial Revolution is a phrase that encompasses the massive changes in agriculture and manufacturing processes during the 18th and 19th centuries that transformed the United States from an agricultural to an industrial society....
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Other

California State Polytechnic University: Women Inventors: Sarah E. Goode

For Students 9th - 10th
The hideaway bed was originally invented by a former slave and furniture store owner, Sarah E. Goode.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: George Babcock

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about George Babcock (1832-1893 CE), a New York native who, along with Stephen Wilcox, invented an improved water tube steamboiler.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Charles Goodyear

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles Goodyear made improvements in India-rubber fabrics which eventually lead to the formation of tires. The National Inventors Hall of Fame website contains a short biography about this inventor.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Frank Julian Sprague

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the inventor profile of 2006 inductee Frank Sprague.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: John Deere

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief biography on the inventor of the plow, John Deere and the success of the plow.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Lewis H. Latimer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about the inventor of the carbon-filament light bulb, Lewis H. Latimer (1848-1928 CE).
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Martha Speaks: t.d. Reports: Chewing Gum

For Students 2nd - 5th
Take a walk through history with this kid-friendly, multimedia research report on the inventors of chewing gum.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Alexander Bain

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the life and work of Alexander Bain, the Scottish inventor and engineer who was first to invent and patent the electric clock.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Julius Nieuwland

For Students 9th - 10th
This site honors Julius Nieuwland for his inventions of synthetic rubber, vinyl derivatives, and his method of preparing them. Content includes a brief biography of the inventor as well as a look at how his invention has impacted our...
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Vladimir Kosma Zworykin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site honors Vladimir Kosma Zworykin for his invention of the cathode-ray tube. Content includes a brief biography of the inventor, as well as a look at how his invention has impacted our society.
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Article
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Tim Berners Lee

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about the man who invented the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, and view links to further related information on this inventor and his invention.
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Other

Brockton Historical Society: Thomas Alva Edison

For Students 9th - 10th
Site devoted completely to the achievements of Thomas Edison. Includes a detailed biography, inventions, photo gallery, and quotes.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Thomas Alva Edison

For Students 9th - 10th
This site honorsThomas Alva Edison as a historic inventor and focuses attention on his invention of the electric lamp.
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Article
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Douglas Engelbart & the Mouse

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article on Douglas C. Engelbart, the inventor of the computer mouse, credits the inventor for helping create the "interactive, use-friendly" computer interfaces that we have today.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Edwin Herbert Land

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation, Edwin Herbert Land.
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Article
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: George Washington Carver

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article from MIT Invention Dimension on George Washington Carver (1865-1943 CE) provides an overview of his education and his inventions, which influenced the world of agriculture.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Leo Baekeland

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about how Leo Baekeland invented plastic, and how this simple invention resulted in a "plastic revolution."
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Great Idea Finder

The Great Idea Finder: Inventor George Westinghouse Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
A very readable biography of George Westinghouse, Jr., inverntor of the train air brake, among many other things. Find a list of his achievements and a discussion of the development of his inventions.

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