Invention
Inventor
Library Resources
Air Brakes
George Westinghouse
The Problem Solvers
Airplane
Wright Brothers
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/wrightw.html
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/156.html
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/WrBr/Wrights.html
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/WrBr/Wright_articles.html
http://www.ohiobio.org/wwright.htm
http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/People_and_Society/Biography/Inventors/Wright,_Wilbur_and_Orville/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/page/w/wright.shtml
http://www.exn.ca/FlightDeck/Aviators/wright.cfm
Invention Books
Astro Turf
John Queeny
The Problem Solvers
Automobile
Assembly Line
Henry Ford
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/hf/
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761567245
http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Ford.html
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/60.html
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blford.htm
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/inventions/ford_henry.html
http://users.wclynx.com/theshaws/martysfirstpage.html
Invention Books
Automobiles/Plumbing Fixtures
David Buick
Unsung Heroes
Baby Food
Dan Gerber
The Problem Solvers
Baby Ruth
Otto Schnering
http://www.newstarproductions.com/Otto%20Schnering.htm
http://www.scripophily.net/curcancom.html
The Fortunate Fortunes
Barbie Doll
Ruth Handler
http://www.kipnotes.com/Toys.htm
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/handler.htm
http://www.barbiedoll.ws/dreamdoll.htm
http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/handler.html
Invention Books
Batteries
Geoges Leclanche
http://www.cyberessays.com/Science/18.htm
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/25edison/25visual1.htm
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Lab/1135/earth.htm
http://americanhistory.si.edu/timeline/05ed.htm
Invention Books
Beanie Babies
Ty Warner
http://www.yesterdayland.com/popopedia/shows/toys/ty1393.php
http://weeklywire.com/ww/10-04-99/nash_cl-home_brood.html
http://www.gmit.ie/cluma/ftv2001/emma/beaniebabies.htm
http://www.southbendtribune.com/99/may/052199/business/187420.htm
http://www.aboutbeanies.com/Ty_Warner.html
http://www.geocities.com/collectiblezdotnet/TyWarner/
http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/9/0,2163,89439,00.html
http://expage.com/page/microsbbinfo
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0776490.html
Invention Books
Everready Batteries
Joshua L. Cowen
http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless/lionel/
Invention Books
Bicycle
Baron Karl Von Drais
http://home.student.uva.nl/judith.manni/ONTWIK_1/Draisine/draisine.html
http://sln.fi.edu/pieces/payton/slide1.htm
http://www.logicmgmt.com/1876/bicycling.htm
http://www.spartan.org/dekeslaytonmuseum/exhibitions.html
http://www.bicyclemuseum.com/html/bike1.html
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbicycle.htm
Inventions and Discoveries (World Book)
Bingo
Edwin S. Lowe
Unsung Heroes
Birdseye Frozen Foods
Clarence Birdseye
The Rejects
Camera
George Eastman
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/48.html
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/eastman.htm
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/aboutKodak/kodakHistory/eastman.shtml
http://www.multied.com/bio/people/eastman.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0771891.html
http://www.cool4kids.com/People_and_Society/Biography/Inventors/Eastman__George/
Invention Books
Coca-Cola
Dr. John Styth Pemberton
http://www.thesodastand.com/Hx%20of%20Coke.htm
http://www.avec.avcnet.org/~dletourneau/cyberFair/coke.html
http://www.gesamtschule-nordkirchen.de/05/0805.html
http://huizen.dds.nl/~eriessen/past.htm
http://www.clubcocacola.net/chronicle/02_birthofarefreshingidea/
http://www.kaleden.com/articles/3159.html
http://www.essaybank.co.uk/free_coursework/661.html
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~tsawyer/coca_cola/coke1.html
http://mason.gmu.edu/~apories/history.htm
Unsung Heroes
Computer
Charles Babbage
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Babbage.html
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/babbage.htm
http://inventorsmuseum.com/CharlesBabbage.htm
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/exhibits/cb.html
http://www.ex.ac.uk/BABBAGE/
http://www.historypages.org/ada/charles_frameset.html
http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/~wolfieee/ece201/201_reports/c_babbage.htm
http://w2.shorecrest.org/MSUS/Comp/Comp-Basics/charles_babbage.html
Invention Books
Computer Programming Language
Grace Hopper
http://inventorsmuseum.com/GraceHopper.htm
http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/Files/hopper-story.html
http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/tek1/grace_hopper.htm
http://www.wic.org/bio/ghopper.htm
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/hopper.html
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Hopper.Danis.html
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/hopper.htm
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/hopper.htm
http://www.norfolk.navy.mil/chips/grace_hopper/file2.htm
http://www.terrifichick.com/feature/womenhist2.html
Invention Books
Condensed Milk
Gail Borden
The Rejects
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney
Inventions and Discoveries (World Book)
Cyclotron
Ernest Lawrence
Twentieth Century Inventors
Dyes
Elizabeth Lucas Pinckney
Women Inventors & their Discoveries
Electicity
Thomas Edision
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761563582
http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Edison.html
http://www.nps.gov/edis/home.htm
http://www.cyg.net/~jhall/gphone.html
http://www.ee.umd.edu/~taylor/edison.htm
http://www.nps.gov/edis/grade4.htm
Invention Books
Encyclopedia Britannica
William Benton
The Fortunate Fortunes
Federal Express
Frederick Smith
The Rejects
Fiberglass
Games Slayter
The Fortunate Fortunes
Flying machines
Leonardo da Vinci
Inventions by Carol Amato
Genetics
Barbara McClintock
Women Inventors & their Discoveries
Gourmet Popcorn
Orville Redenbacher
The Rejects
Graham Cracker
Sylvester Graham
The Rejects
Hair Products
Madam C. J. Walker
Women Inventors & their Discoveries
Hires Root Beer
Charles Hire
The Fortunate Fortunes
Hoover Vacuum Cleaners
James Murray Spangler
Unsung Heroes
Hummel Figurines
Berta Hummel
Unsung Heroes
Implantable Pacemaker
Wilson Greatbatch
Twentieth Century Inventors
Insurance
John Dryden
The Problem Solvers
Jacuzzi
Candido Jacuzzi
The Problem Solvers
Jet Engine
Frank Whittle
http://www.cwn.org.uk/heritage/people/whittle/biography.html
http://www.cwn.org.uk/heritage/people/whittle/photo1.htm
http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aerojava/whittle.htm
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bljetengine.htm
http://allstar.fiu.edu/aero/whittle.htm
http://www.sunion.warwick.ac.uk/postgrad/documents/franks.shtml
http://www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk/125/1925-1950/whittle.html
http://www.rugbytown.co.uk/history/whittle1.htm
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~robodyne/inventors-world/whittle7.htm
Invention Books
John Deere
John Deere
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761575690
http://www.deere.com/en_US/compinfo/history/index.html?sidenavstate=00000001
http://www.comportone.com/cpo/events/events/museum/illinois/johndeere.html
http://johnnypopper.com/
http://www.virtualvermont.com/history/jdeere.html
http://www.field-reporter.com/The_Green_Girl/gg-11-20-00.htm
http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/iht810102.html
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=30214
http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/Jefferson/Museum/JohnDeere.html
Invention Books
Johnson Wax
Samuel C. Johnson
The Fortunate Fortunes
Kellogg's Corn Flakes
Will Keith Kellogg
The Fortunate Fortunes
Kevlar (bullet resistant vests)
Stephanie Kwolek
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blforensic2.htm
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/story082.htm
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blkevlar.htm
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/tt/1996/jan31/41520.html
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/kwolek.htm
http://www.inventorsmuseum.com/StephanieKwolek.htm
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/90.html
http://www.si.edu/lemelson/centerpieces/ilives/lecture05.html
http://www.acfnewsource.org/science/kwolek.html
http://www.girlscouts.org/girlsgotech/9-11/clothing_careers.html
http://www.ceemast.csupomona.edu/nova/kwol.html
Invention Books
Kitchen-Aid Dishwasher
Josephine Garis
The Problem Solvers
Kleenix Tissue
Charles Clark & John Kimberly
The Fortunate Fortunes
Laser
Gordon Gould
Twentieth Century Inventors
Laser
Dr. Theodore Maiman
Inventions by Carol Amato
Lear Jet
William Lear
The Rejects
Liquid Paper
Bette Nesmith Graham
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/GG/fgr90.html
http://www.gihon.com/pages/bette_graham/bette_graham.html
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/story046.htm
http://www.flaming-pie.net/~frodis/whiteout.html
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blliquid_paper.htm
Invention Books
McDonald's
Ray Kroc
Unsung Heroes
Modern Day Cookbook
Fannie Farmer
http://www.bartleby.com/87/
http://www.bartleby.com/people/Farmer-F.html
http://ebread.faithweb.com/fanny.htm
http://www.channel1.com/users/director/fannyfarmer.htm
http://www.foodreference.com/html/ffannyfarmer.html
Invention Books
Monopoly
Elizabeth Magie/Charles Darrow
The Rejects
Motion Picture
Thomas Edison
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761563582
http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Edison.html
http://www.nps.gov/edis/home.htm
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edhome.html
http://www.nps.gov/edis/grade4.htm
Invention Books
Motorcycle
Gottlieb Daimler
Inventions and Discoveries (World Book)
Outboard Motor
Ole Evinrude
The Problem Solvers
Pendulum Clock
Galileo Galilei
Inventions and Discoveries (World Book)
Plastic
Leo Baekeland
Twentieth Century Inventors
Polaroid Camera
Edwin Land
The Problem Solvers
Polio Vaccine
Jonas Edward Salk
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/inventions/salk_jonas.html
http://www.wic.org/bio/jsalk.htm
http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/salk.html
http://www.encyclopedia.com/searchpool.asp?target=@DOCTITLE%20Salk%20%20Jonas%20Edward
http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/ryn/projects/inventors/salk/salk.html
http://www.medicine-worldwide.de/persoenlichkeiten/salk.html
http://fr.encyclopedia.yahoo.com/articles/so/so_987_p0.html
http://www.musd.org/time_cap/jsalk.html
http://stephan.grandpre.net/salk.html
Invention Books
Preventive Medicine/Beeswax Capsules for eyedrops
Dr. Josephine Baker
Women Inventors & their Discoveries
Printing Press
Johann Gutenberg
Inventions by Carol Amato
Radio
Guglielmo Marconi
Inventions by Carol Amato
Reader's Digest
DeWitt Wallace
The Rejects
Reaper
Cyrus McCormick
Inventions and Discoveries (World Book)
Rocket
Robert Goddard
Twentieth Century Inventors
Rockets and Satellites
Werner von Braun
Inventions by Carol Amato
Signal Flare
Martha Coston
Women Inventors & their Discoveries
Smallpox Vaccination
Edward Jenner
Inventions and Discoveries (World Book)
Snowmobiles
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
http://www.museebombardier.com/en/content/jab/jab.htm
http://www.museebombardier.com/en/content/jab/biographie.htm
http://www.museebombardier.com/en/content/jab/brevets.htm
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blsnowmobiling.htm
http://www.explorenorth.com/library/weekly/aa010201a.htm
http://www.townshipsheritage.com/Eng/Hist/FamousInv/bombardier.html
http://www.edu.pe.ca/kinkora/grassroots/influentialcanadians/stupage/jcurtis.htm
Invention Books
Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen
Inventions by Carol Amato
Steam Locomotive
Richard Trevithick
Inventions by Carol Amato
Steamboat
Robert Fulton
Inventions by Carol Amato
Submarine
David Bushnell
Inventions by Carol Amato
Superman
Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster
Unsung Heroes
Telegraph
Samuel Morse
Inventions by Carol Amato
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Inventions by Carol Amato
Telescope
Hans Lippershey
Inventions and Discoveries (World Book)
Television
Philo Farnsworth
http://inventorsmuseum.com/Farnsworth.htm
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/56.html
http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/farnsworth.html
http://www.adherents.com/misc/philo_farnsworth.html
http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/tv.html
http://www.discovery.com/stories/deadinventors/dead980709/deadinventors.html
http://www.philo75.com/
http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/723.asp
http://www.harpercollins.com/authorintro/index.asp?authorid=20817
Invention Books
Television (first device that transmitted tv signals)
John Logie Baird
Inventions by Carol Amato
Tires
John Boyd Dunlop
Unsung Heroes
Transistor
William Shockley
Twentieth Century Inventors
Transistor
William Shockley, Walter Brattain, John Bardeen
Inventions and Discoveries (World Book)
Wrigley's Gum
William Wrigley
The Fortunate Fortunes
Xerography
Chester Carlson
Twentieth Century Inventors
Xerox
Chester Carlson
The Rejects
X-Ray
Wilhelm Roentgen
Inventions and Discoveries (World Book)