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Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers: A collection of correspondence, scientific notebooks, journals, blueprints, articles, and photographs documenting Bell's invention of the telephone and his involvement in the first telephone company. Information about his family life, his interest in the education of the deaf, and his aeronautical and other scientific research is included.
Author: Library of Congress and Alexander Graham Bell
Subjects: inventions, telecommunications
DeweyClass: 384.6
Resource type: documents
Edison Motion Picture and Sound Recording: A collection of motion pictures, disc sound recordings, photographs, advertisements, and magazine articles made by Thomas Edison and his companies. The history of Edison's inventions is traced, as well as focusing on the life of the inventor with a timeline of significant events. Motion pictures are available in either MPEG or Quicktime format.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: history of science, inventions, telecommunications
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: documents, moving images
Espacenet: Provides bibliographic data on patents, an image of the applications' first page, a description of the invention, claims, and a diagram of the product. Searches can be conducted for UK, European, worldwide and Japanese patents, and for patents from other European countries.
Author: Patent Office
Subjects: inventions, patents
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: productinfo
Exploring Leonardo: Interactive educational resource, which explores the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci. Covers his influence as an inventor and scientist, as well as his place in renaissance art, and his career in Milan, Florence, Rome, and lastly, France. Additional resources include a teachers' guide, a glossary of terms, a list of Internet sources, and a bibliography.
Author: Museum of Science
Subjects: artists, inventions, scientists
DeweyClass: 920
Resource type: biography, interactive images
Invention Dimension: American inventors and information related to past and current inventors, with biographical sketches covering their accomplishments and their impact upon society.
Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Subjects: inventions, patents, scientists, technology impact
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: biography, guides
Last Word: An archive of over 350 questions from readers of the New Scientist magazine, with answers submitted by readers. There are nine categories of question, including plants and animals, around the house, gadgets and inventions, and the physical world.
Author: IPC Magazines
Subjects: inventions, science education uk
DeweyClass: 507
Resource type: documents
Medieval Technology Pages: Offers information on technical innovation in western Europe during the Middle Ages. Offers a subject index of inventions, together with a timeline covering developments between the years 500 and 1600 AD.
Author: Gans, Paul
Subjects: inventions, medieval history
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: documents
Museum of Ancient Inventions: Online exhibition of annotated images depicting early inventions such as woven cloth, earth fired pottery, eyeliner, olive oil soap, Aztec calendar wheels, candles, Archimedes' Screw, the abacus, stained glass, the battery, and the compass.
Author: Senechal, Marjorie, Smith College
Subjects: ancient history, inventions
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: museum
National Inventor's Hall of Fame: Provides information about famous inventors who are selected by a committee to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Also gives links to other sites concerning the inventors mentioned.
Author: National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation
Subjects: inventions, scientists
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: documents
Patent Cafe: Collection of annotated links to patent and invention resources for engineers, lawyers, manufacturers, and small businesses. Covers patent searching, invention groups, government agencies, international inventors, journals, chat groups, and magazines. Resource is keyword searchable.
Author: Gibbs, Andy
Subjects: inventions, patents
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: index
Patent Databases on the Internet: Index to patent databases, including American patents, worldwide patents, and subject-based patent databases. Subjects include agricultural biotechnology, AIDS, and chemistry.
Author: Stanford University Libraries
Subjects: inventions, patents
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: index
Patently Absurd: Weird and Wacky Patents: Hosts a collection of unusual inventions that have been patented in both Britain and internationally, with special attention being given to the prolific British inventor Arthur Paul Pedrick, whose creations include a mechanism to control the spin of a golf ball and a horse-powered car. Also provided is a section dealing with the more serious issues connected to patents.
Author: Jackson, Tim
Subjects: inventions, patents
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: images, reference data
People and Discoveries: Searchable database of 120 entries about 20th century scientists and their stories and discoveries, divided into five main subject areas: physics and astronomy, human behaviour, medicine and health, earth and life sciences, and technology.
Author: Public Broadcasting Service
Subjects: history of medicine, history of science, inventions, scientists
DeweyClass: 507
Resource type: guides
Pretty Strange Patents: Full records of patents registered around the world, displaying recently acquired entries and an archive of many more. Some of the more unusual inventions include a combination toy dog and vacuum cleaner, salad on a stick, headgear for posture correction, and an anti-snoring device.
Author: Simple Network Communications
Subjects: inventions, patents
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: documents, images
QPAT-US: Database of all US patents since 1974. Full text viewing requires a subscription charge but an abstract database with front page information of all U.S. patents is offered free of charge.
Author: Questel Orbit
Subjects: inventions, patents
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: productinfo
Tesla: Master of Lightning: Documents and images examining the life and works of Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), inventor of the AC motor, radio transmission, neon and fluorescent lighting, and remote control. He is also credited with being the vision behind harnessing the power of Niagra Falls. This resource also discusses significant events following Tesla's death and provides access to document samples taken from his FBI file.
Author: Public Broadcasting Service
Subjects: history of science, inventions, scientists
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: documents, images
United States Patents and Trademark Office: Through the issue of patents, USPTO encourages technological advancement by providing incentives to invent, invest in, and disclose new technology worldwide. Offers online access to a range of general reference documents, directories, and data collections.
Author: United States Patents and Trademark Office
Subjects: intellectual property, inventions, patents, united states law
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: reference documents
USPTO Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases: A full text database with information on US patents. Includes an abstract describing each product, inventor's name, date filed, claims and description. Searches may be conducted manually, using Boolean text or by entering a patent number. A bibliographic database of patents is also provided to facilitate searching of front page information, and a list of withdrawn patent numbers is given.
Author: US Patent and Trademark Office
Subjects: inventions, patents
DeweyClass: 608
Resource type: productinfo