National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Lee De Forest
American inventor Lee De Forest was a pioneer of radio and motion pictures. He received more than 300 patents over the course of his lifetime, the most important of which was for a three-electrode vacuum tube, or triode, that he called...
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Gertrude Elion (1918 1999)
A profile of Gertrude Belle Elion, an American biochemist and pharmacologist and a Nobel Prize winner. She struggled to find her place in the male-dominated scientific world, and went on to become the first woman to be inducted into the...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Sir David Brewster
This biography on inventor David Brewster discusses his accomplishments, including his writings, and his invention of the kaleidoscope and the stereoscope.
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National Museum of Science and Technology: Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci, famous Renaissance painter and inventor, is the subject of a special collection of resources maintained by the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan, Italy. Includes a gallery of his work, his biography,...
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Westinghouse Electric Co.: George Westinghouse
A brief biography from the company that bears his name. George Westinghouse was a prolific inventor, and this biography recounts his many inventions, beginning with the air brake which greatly increased safety on the railroads.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Wheatstone Bridge 1843
Read about the device used for measuring resistance in a circuit which was discovered in 1843, but had been invented a decade earlier. The inventor's name was not Wheatstone.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Trials of Dr. Jack Kevorkian (1992 99)
He called his invention "the thanatron." It was an inexpensive contraption. A jewelry chain, parts from an Erector Set, an old motor, an intravenous line, and three plastic bottles. One of the bottles contained a saline solution, another...
My Hero Project
My Hero: George Washington Carver
Use this site to learn about George Washington Carver, the African-American scientist "famous for experimenting with plants."
PBS
Pbs: A Science Odyssey
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Retro Future
Have fun with history videos from the past which explored technologies and innovations of the future that is now, some relevant and others not, teaches students about the dreams of the past.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Electric Range 1892
From the Stone Age to today, the search is constantly underway for better, more efficient ways to cook food. Reflecting many of the advances in science and technology, the electric range has become a popular choice for homes and businesses.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Ernst Werner Von Siemens
Find out how Werner von Siemens became the pioneer of the electro industry and brought about a great technological advancement with many of his important discoveries.
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University of Delware: Franklin and Friends
Using historically significant documents and photos from its collection, this exhibit probes the various interests of Franklin and the influential friends that shared his interests.
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How Products Are Made: Air Bag
Discover the science behind this common fixture in cars. Learn what it is and how how scientists came up with the idea.
Rutgers University
Rutgers: The Thomas Edison Papers
Links to copies of papers written by Thomas Edison. Also includes biographical information and copies of his patents and companies.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Earlier Than We Think
This podcast explains how Vannevar Bush, once a computing pioneer, had become America's leading science advisor.
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