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Web site on invention and innovation, featuring profiles of American inventors. From medical breakthroughs to technological advances to product and process improvements, invention is at the heart of a great society.
Garrett Morgan (1877-1963) was an African-American inventor who was born in Kentucky and lived his adult life in Cleveland, Ohio. One of his most notable inventions was the traffic signal, a device which provided the foundation for managing traffic flows
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Life in the American West was reshaped by a series of patents for a simple tool that helped ranchers tame the land: barbed wire. Nine patents for improvements to wire fencing were granted by the U.S. Patent Office to American inventors, beginning with Mic
Prolific inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) has had a profound impact on modern life. In his lifetime, the "Wizard of Menlo Park" patented 1,093 inventions, including the phonograph, the kinetograph (a motion picture camera), and the kineto
The online version of the Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers at the Library of Congress will comprise a selection of approximately 4700 items (totaling about 38,000 images). This second release contains about 4650 items consisting of correspondence, scie
Peter Cooper is credited with the invention of one of the most uniquely American desserts of all time, "Jell-O." Cooper was an engineer and philanthropist, active in politics and community affairs, known for a variety of inventions and accomplishments.
Provides science experiments for Amateur Scientists and Schools. Did you ever want to make your own microscope or telescope? How about making your own herbarium? If these activities sound interesting, then this site is for you!
Students discover different types of technology.