United States
Babbage, Charles 3
Banneker, Benjamin 9
Bell, Alexander Graham 6
Braille, Louis 6
Carver, George Washington 8
Eastman, George 4
Edison, Thomas Alva 10
Farnsworth, Philo 7
Franklin, Benjamin 15
Goddard, Robert 6
Gutenberg, Johannes 3
Hunt, Walter 2
Kamen, Dean 9
Marconi, Guglielmo 4
McCoy, Elijah 10
Morgan, Garrett 6
Nobel, Alfred 6
Watt, James 7
Whitney, Eli 5
Wright, Wilbur and Orville 18
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Inventions - Inventing, Technology, Science, School Time, Kids and Teens 18
Industrial Revolution - Eighteenth Century, By Time Period, History, Social Studies, School Time, Kids and Teens 3
 Historical Inventors: A To ZHistorical Inventors: A To Z
 
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]Resource to research famous inventors, including timelines and sections on women, African American, Native American, Chinese and Hispanic groups.
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National Inventors Hall of FameNational Inventors Hall of Fame
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]Celebrates inventors, and has indexes of inventors with brief biographies, and an index of inventions so you can find out who is credited with which invention.
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The Black Inventor Online MuseumThe Black Inventor Online Museum
 [ Kids/Teens ]A look at the great and often unrecognized pioneers in the field of invention and innovation.
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Blacks in Technology, Past and PresentBlacks in Technology, Past and Present
 [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]Profiles of seven African American inventors.
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Elias HoweElias Howe
 [ Kids/Teens ]Credited with inventing the first practical sewing machine. This biography is from Scientific American Online.
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Elias HoweElias Howe
 [ Teens/Mature Teens ]Profile of the inventor of the sewing machine; born in Spencer, Massachusetts.
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Ernst F. W. AlexandersonErnst F. W. Alexanderson
 [ Teens/Mature Teens ]Profile of the Swedish-born inventor of the High-Frequency Alternator Radio.
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Fact Monster; Inventions and DiscoveriesFact Monster; Inventions and Discoveries
 [ Kids ]List of inventions from A to Z with dates, inventors, and links to the biographies of some of these inventors.
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Famous American InventorsFamous American Inventors
 [ Teens/Mature Teens ]Includes brief sketches and images of selected inventors.
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Famous Black InventorsFamous Black Inventors
 [ Teens/Mature Teens ]Profiles of selected African-American inventors of the 20th century.
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George Edward Alcorn, Jr.George Edward Alcorn, Jr.
 [ Teens/Mature Teens ]Physicist and inventor. Provides brief biography, patent list, curriculum vitae and illustrations.
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Great and Famous InventorsGreat and Famous Inventors
 [ Kids ]Elementary school students introduce some of the men and women whose creations changed the 20th century.
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The Great Idea FinderThe Great Idea Finder
 [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]Provides invention facts, inventor profiles, innovation timeline, history articles, and trivia quiz.
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Henry Ford - Ignorant GeniusHenry Ford - Ignorant Genius
 [ Teens/Mature Teens ]Offers a biography and history.
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Historical Figures in TelecommunicationsHistorical Figures in Telecommunications
 [ Teens/Mature Teens ]Brief biographical sketches of about a dozen people who have been important in the history of the development of telecommunications.
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Innovative LivesInnovative Lives
 [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]Short profiles of men and women who are changing life today. From the Smithsonian.
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The Invention Dimension: Inventor of the Week ArchivesThe Invention Dimension: Inventor of the Week Archives
 [ Kids/Teens ]Browsable and searchable collection of short, yet scholarly biographies geared toward students.
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Inventor BiographiesInventor Biographies
 [ Kids/Teens ]Alphabetical list from Cleveland Abbe through Vladimir Zworykin includes nationalities, occupations and stories of their inventions.
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InventorNetInventorNet
 [ Kids/Teens ]A Thinkquest project which tells about the inventors of the telephone, light bulb, CD, curling iron, microwave and paper.
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James NasmithJames Nasmith
 [ Teens/Mature Teens ]Profile, career, and background history on the sport's inventor. From the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Made Up In BritainMade Up In Britain
 [ Kids/Teens ]Series of brief articles about British inventors and their inventions.
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Robert NoyceRobert Noyce
 [ Teens/Mature Teens ]Brief biography of the co-inventor, with Jack Kilby, of the integrated circuit.
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19th Century African-American Inventors19th Century African-American Inventors
 [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]Short articles on black inventors from Suite101.com.
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