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September
2003 features
books and links about
Inventions |
Inventors
and Innovation
From the Smithsonian Encyclopedia. Spotlights inventions such as
the Altair computer, the telegraph, and the artificial heart and
inventors such as Jonas Salk and Georhe Washingtom Carver. Transistorozed!
A fascinating history of the inventor of the transistor from PBS. US
Patient and Trademark Office
"For over 200 years, the basic role of the Patent and Trademark Office
has remained the same: to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries (Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution). Under this system of protection, American industry has flourished. New products have been invented, new uses for old ones discovered, and employment opportunities created for millions of Americans." National
Inventor Hall of Fame
Features museum information, programs, and information on inventors
and inventions. Requires Flash. Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse
Celebrates the best of American ingenuity and inventiveness. In-depth profiles of 35 inventors tell the often surprising stories of the creation of everyday objects, from Kevlar and the personal computer to the pacemaker. This site explores the life and work of five of these intriguing innovators.
From the Lemelson-MIT Program. Invention at Play
The web site to "a highly interactive, engaging and surprising traveling exhibit that focuses on the similarities between the way children and adults play and the creative processes used by innovators in science and technology. It departs from traditional representations of inventors as extraordinary geniuses who are “not like us‚” to celebrate the creative skills and processes that are familiar and accessible to all people. Visitors of all ages will experience various playful habits of mind that underlie invention."
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