The Illustrated Science and Invention Encyclopedia. New York:H.S. Stuttman Co., Inc., 1977. Reveals all the interesting, useful, fun-to-find-out details and fascinating facts about machines, tools, and devices -- in fact, all the technical concepts created by the human mind and hand.
Cossons, Neil. Making of the Modern World, Milestones of Science and Technology. London:John Murray (Publishers) Ltd., 1992. Presents the development of science and technology through one hundred key inventions selected from the Science Museum, the National Museum of Science & Industry (in London, England). available from www.amazon.com
Feldman, Anthony and Peter Ford. Scientists and Inventors, The People Who Made Technology from Earliest Times to Present Day. New York:Facts on File, 1979. Tells the stories of over 150 inventors and scientists, each described on a double-page spread with illustrations and diagrams, set out in chronological order.
American Society of Civil Engineers. www.asce.org
Energy Quest. The award-winning energy education website of the California Energy Commission. www.energyquest.ca.gov
The Engines of Our Ingenuity. A website re-creation of a radio program telling the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. www.uh.edu/engines/
The Great Idea Finder. A look at the great and often unrecognized pioneers in the field of invention and innovation. www.ideafinder.com
Federation of American Scientists. Formed in 1945 by atomic scientists from the Manhattan Project who felt that scientists, engineers and other innovators had an ethical obligation to bring their knowledge and experience to bear on critical national decisions. www.fas.org
How Stuff Works. Series of articles that explore the workings of electronics, computers, autos, finances, health, and scientific and social phenomena. www.howstuffworks.com
John Jenkins Spark Museum. A "virtual" radio and scientific instruments museum displaying radios and other items collected over the past 35+ years. www.sparkmuseum.com
National Inventors Hall of Fame. Provides brief descriptions of various inventions and their inventors along with some links for more information. www.invent.org
Navies in Transition. The development of the world's navies, the technology and the people who made it happen. www.btinternet.com/~philipr/content.htm
Today in Science History. Features births, deaths, and events in the history of science , invention, and technology. www.todayinsci.com
Truly Unusual. Truly unusual, obscure, unique and weird things. Ask dr. Strange to explain the unexplainable. www.trulyunusual.com
Centennial Bulb. The homepage devoted to the world's longest burning light bulb. www.centennialbulb.org
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