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Pius Library has print resources about inventions and inventors such
as World of Invention [Ref. T15 .T779] or Scientists,
Mathematicians, and Inventors : Lives and Legacies : an Encyclopedia
of People who Changed the World [Ref. Q141 .S35 1999].
To find more books on these subjects search the Saint Louis Universtiy Libraries Catalog by subject using headings such as inventions
with subheadings of dictionaries, encyclopedias, or history;
or inventors with subheadings of Biography or United
States--Biography. For information about patents, see Patents
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Calculating
Machines
http://www.webcom.com/calc/
Information, including pictures, about mechanical calculating machines
going back to the Abacus.
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Devices
of Wonder
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/devices/html/
Companion Web site to the Getty Museum's exhibition, Devices of Wonder.
Includes the precursors to modern cinema, cyborgs, computers,
and other optical devices.
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Engines
of Our Ingenuity
http://www.uh.edu/engines/
Consists of transcripts of radio programs written and hosted by John
Lienhard and produced by KUHF-FM Houston since 1988. The focus
is on "how our culture is formed by human creativity. Most
transcripts are accompanied by an illustration of the transcript's subject.
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How
Everyday Things Are Made
http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/
From Stanford University, this site provides narrated and animated explanations
of how various products are made such as airplanes, plastic and glass
bottles, candy, and various textiles. Macromedia FlashPlayer
plugin (6.029 or greater) is required along with a fast (DSL) Internet
connection.
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Invention
Dimension
http://web.mit.edu/invent/
Has an "Inventor of the Week", an Inventor's Handbook, and
links to invention-related sites.
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Lemelson
Center: The Jerome and Dorothy Center for the Study of Invention
and Innovation
http://invention.smithsonian.org/home/
From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, this site
provides information for students, teachers, and inventors including
the current displays at the center.
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Lemelson-MIT
Prize Program's Handbook for Inventors
http://web.mit.edu/invent/h-main.html
Part of the Invention Dimension
Web site from MIT, "This handbook was created by the Lemelson-MIT
Prize Program to address the independent inventor's and aspiring entrepreneur's
most frequently asked questions. In 1994, the nation's most prolific
living inventor, Jerome H. Lemelson, and his wife, Dorothy, established
the Lemelson-MIT Prize Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
. .to inspire a new generation of American scientists, engineers and
entrepreneurs through awards celebrating living role models, and public
awareness and educational programs." (text from site 2/27/00)
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National
Inventors Hall of Fame
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp
Browse lists of inventors alphabetically by name or by date of induction
into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Look for inventions in the
Index of Inventions, or search the entire site by keyword. "The
National Inventors Hall of Fame was established in 1973 by the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and what is now the National Council of
Intellectual
Property Law Associations." (text from site)
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Smithsonian:
Inventors and Innovation
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm
Part of the Encyclopedia
Smithsonian, this site has links to other sites hosted by Smithsonian
Institution museums and organizations.
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Last updated February 23, 2007.
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