Inventions

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GENERAL INVENTION WEB PAGES

How Stuff Works--Explains simply, with excellent diagrams or pictures, how many common appliances, machines, and technologies work. Also covers health, animals, and the home. A small sample of topics covered includes: smoke detectors, remote controls, UPC bar codes, bread, digital clocks or watches, compasses, microwave ovens, fuel cells, hybrid cars, Boolean logic, and lock picking. Many have links to Web sites or related articles for further reading.

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Famous Inventions A To Z--Do you want to know the story behind automobiles, radio, television or telephones? Hundreds of famous inventions are listed in this A to Z list. Just select the first letter of the invention you are looking for.

SPECIFIC INVENTION WEB PAGES

Pencil

https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2019/05/the-history-of-the-pencil.html#:~:text=The%20modern%20pencil%20was%20invented,the%20army%20of%20Napoleon%20Bonaparte.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/648189/who-invented-the-pencil

Fire Extinguisher

http://www.fireranger.com/history-of-the-fire-extinguisher/#:~:text=The%20first%20fire%20extinguisher%20on,gunpowder%20and%20scattering%20the%20solution.

https://selectsafety.net/who-invented-the-fire-extinguisher/

Camera

https://www.history.com/news/8-crucial-innovations-in-the-invention-of-photography

https://inventionland.com/inventing/the-evolution-of-cameras/

Telephone

https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/alexander-graham-bell

https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/technology/item/who-is-credited-with-inventing-the-telephone/

X-Ray

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-scientist-discovers-x-rays

https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/medical-milestones-invention-x-ray

Lightbulb

https://www.energy.gov/articles/history-light-bulb

https://www.fi.edu/history-resources/edisons-lightbulb

Fireworks

https://www.americanpyro.com/history-of-fireworks#:~:text=Many%20historians%20believe%20that%20fireworks,air%20pockets%20in%20the%20bamboo.

https://www.history.com/news/fireworks-vibrant-history

Wheel

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-salute-to-the-wheel-31805121/

https://www.livescience.com/18808-invention-wheel.html

Laser

http://laserfest.org/lasers/history/early.cfm#:~:text=Theodore%20Maiman%20developed%20the%20first,granted%20in%20the%20United%20States.

https://history.aip.org/web-exhibits/laser/

Computer

https://www.livescience.com/20718-computer-history.html

https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/

Car

https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/who-invented-the-automobile/

https://www.britannica.com/technology/automobile/History-of-the-automobile

Tissue

https://www.startribune.com/disposable-tissues-invented-early-1900s/83469172/

https://greengroundswell.com/paper-facial-tissue-history-and-environmental-impact/2013/12/05/

Crayons

https://insider.si.edu/2012/08/crayola-crayons/#:~:text=Cherished%20by%20generations%20of%20children,was%20safe%2C%20sturdy%20and%20affordable.

https://kidsdiscover.com/quick-reads/how-colored-crayons-for-kids-were-invented/

Zipper

https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-invented-the-zipper

http://www.historyofjeans.com/jeans-history/history-of-zipper/

Sparklers

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1993-07-04-9301220386-story.html

https://www.chemicalsafetyfacts.org/the-bright-history-and-chemistry-of-fireworks/

Airplane
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/wright-brothers

https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/fly/1903/

Bicycle

https://www.livescience.com/44765-who-invented-the-bicycle.html

https://www.britannica.com/technology/bicycle

Traffic light

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/garrett-morgan-patents-three-position-traffic-signal

https://magazine.northeast.aaa.com/daily/life/cars-trucks/garrett-morgan-traffic-signal/

Watch/Clock

https://www.govbergwatches.com/blog/history-of-horology/

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/05/history-wristwatch-apple-watch/391424/

https://www.thoughtco.com/clock-and-calendar-history-1991475

Markers

https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-are-markers-made-from

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Marker.html

Cotton Candy

https://www.spunparadise.com/blog/the-history-of-cotton-candy

https://www.gmpopcorn.com/resources/blog/how-did-cotton-candy-get-started

Candy Machine/Vending machine

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-history-of-vending-machines-1992599

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-history-of-vending-machines-goes-back-to-the-1st-century

https://www.gumballs.com/history-of-vending-machines.html

Chainsaw

https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/tools/reviews/a8162/a-brief-history-of-the-chain-saw-13626055/

https://www.husqvarna.com/au/forest/product-focus/history-of-the-chainsaw-celebrating-60-years/#:~:text=The%20first%20patent%20for%20an,weighing%20in%20at%20116%20pounds.

Rocket

https://www.space.com/29295-rocket-history.html

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1868-brief-history-of-rockets-timeline

Lego

https://www.history.com/news/the-disastrous-backstory-behind-the-invention-of-lego-bricks

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-42821594

Gunpowder

https://www.britannica.com/technology/gunpowder

https://www.livescience.com/7476-gunpowder-changed-world.html

Playstation

https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-sony-playstation-4074320

https://www.britannica.com/topic/PlayStation

Headbands

https://www.kooshoo.com/blogs/news/7723339-the-history-of-the-headband

https://sheepandstitch.com/history-of-the-headband/

Virtual Reality (VR)

https://www.pebblestudios.co.uk/2017/08/17/when-was-virtual-reality-invented/

https://www.fi.edu/virtual-reality/history-of-virtual-reality

Television

https://www.britannica.com/technology/television-technology

https://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/scriptorium/adaccess/tv-history.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/farmboy-who-invented-television-while-plowing-180964607/

Missile

https://www.softschools.com/inventions/history/ballistic_missile_history/52/

https://www.britannica.com/technology/missile

Helicopter

https://www.britannica.com/technology/helicopter

https://www.libertyhelicopter.com/history-on-igor-sikorsky-the-inventor-of-the-first-helicopter/

PopRocks

https://www.pop-rocks.com/f-a-q/

https://www.mashed.com/193454/the-untold-truth-of-pop-rocks/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-31-me-passings31.2-story.html

Headphones

https://coolmaterial.com/roundup/history-of-headphones/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-partial-history-of-headphones-4693742/

Robot

https://cs.stanford.edu/people/eroberts/courses/soco/projects/1998-99/robotics/history.html

https://www.thoughtco.com/timeline-of-robots-1992363

Tesla (Electric Car)

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tesla-Motors

https://www.energy.gov/articles/history-electric-car

Lie Detector (polygraph)
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/heroic-failures/a-brief-history-of-the-lie-detector

https://www.kidzone.ws/science/polygraph/historyofthepolygraphmachine.htm

Atari

https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-atari-1991225

https://www.britannica.com/technology/Atari-console

Night Vision

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/seeing-dark-history-night-vision-180963357/

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/outdoors/buying-guide/night-vision-101-seeing-dark

cassette player

https://legacybox.com/blogs/analog/the-history-of-the-audio-cassette-a-timeline

http://www.walkman-archive.com/wa/2016/08/philips-el-3302-the-very-first-cassette-player/

Space food (freeze fried food)

https://science.howstuffworks.com/space-food1.htm

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/19/world/apollo-space-food-history-scn/index.html

Atomic Bomb

https://www.newscientist.com/term/invention-nuclear-bomb/

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/us-wwii/a/the-manhattan-project-and-the-atomic-bomb

Airpods

https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/09/07/the-surprisingly-long-history-of-the-apple-airpods

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2016/09/apple-reinvents-the-wireless-headphones-with-airpods/

Hovercraft

https://www.hovercraft-museum.org/history/

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Hovercraft

Hair Curler (Curling Iron)

https://lunatabeauty.com/blogs/tips-and-tricks/hair-history-the-art-of-the-curl

https://highplainsmuseum.org/2013/12/its-hair-raising/

Hot Air Balloon

https://www.nationalballoonmuseum.com/about/history-of-ballooning/

https://www.space.com/16595-montgolfiers-first-balloon-flight.html

Skateboard

https://www.si.edu/spotlight/skateboards

https://www.britannica.com/sports/skateboarding

Speaker

https://edisontechcenter.org/speakers.html

Glue

http://www.gluehistory.com/

https://interestingengineering.com/keeping-history-together-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-invention-of-glues

Credit Card

https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/the-history-of-credit-cards/

https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/history-of-credit-cards/

Solar Panel

https://news.energysage.com/the-history-and-invention-of-solar-panel-technology/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/sponsored/brief-history-solar-panels-180972006/