National
inventors' hall of fame overall ratings |
| Here you can find famous inventors, important
inventions and a timeline of inventions since 1790. Although this is a US
site, it includes most important inventions from the telegraph to supercomputers.
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| The
history of invention overall ratings |
| A nice, simple timeline of inventions
over 10,000 years of human history. And if there's something missing that
you think is important, email CBC and they might put your suggestion on
the site. |
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| The
Museum of Ancient Inventions overall
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| The exhibits in this virtual museum include
basic inventions such as the compass, the potter's wheel, the loom and candles.
But there are also fascinating minor inventions, such as eyeliner, ancient
toys and a thunder-making machine. |
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| Virtual
library of inventions and technology overall
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| This site lists new inventions that have
not yet been made in large numbers. Great inventions of the future might
appear first on this site. Have a look and see what you think. |
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| Invention
dimension overall ratings |
| The website for the Lemelson-MIT prize
for invention, which is awarded every year. The most interesting part of
this site is the archive of Inventor of the Week, where you can search for
an invention and find out who invented it. |
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| Transistorised!
overall ratings |
| The in-depth story of the invention of
the transistor. Some of the information on this site is tricky to understand,
but the story of how the first transistors were developed is fascinating.
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| The
art of invention: Leonardo overall
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| Leonardo da Vinci was not only a great
artist, but also an engineer and inventor. On this Italian museum site there
are descriptions and pictures of his inventions and notebooks, plus animations
of models of his inventions. |
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| Archimedes
overall ratings |
| Archimedes was one of the great ancient
inventors. On this site there is information, pictures and animations of
some of his inventions. |
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| To
fly is everything overall ratings |
| This virtual museum tells the true story
of how the Wright Brothers developed, built and flew the first heavier-than-air,
powered aircraft. The site includes a simulation of the Wright Flyer
that you can pilot yourself (very tricky!). |
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| First
flight overall ratings |
| The simulation of the Wright Flyer
at the above site comes from First flight, and here there are many other
animations, movies and simulations. There is also a short timeline, and
information about other leading figures in the history of flight. |
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| Wild
and wacky inventions overall ratings |
| Five really fun quizzes about inventions.
Get all five quizzes right and you can activate Professor Lou Knee's wacky
machine. Fun questions and nice animations make this a very good site. |
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| Totally
absurd overall ratings |
| Learn about the patented fingertip toothbrush,
floating furniture and the foul spoon: and those are just from the letter
F! This site is full of real-life crazy inventions. It's great, apart from
the oversize adverts on every page. |
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| The
little shop of patent and trademark horrors overall
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| On this Halloween site created by the
US Patent Office, you will find a bunch of gory inventions: a fish-beheader,
blood-letting devices, and many others. There are also some mind-bending
puzzles on the homepage. |
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| China!
7000 years of innovation overall ratings |
| A virtual tour of an exhibition held
in Vancouver, Canada, celebrating the many Chinese inventions, including
paper, kites, the compass, porcelain (fine pottery) and gunpowder. |
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