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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.
Enchanted Learning's Inventions and Inventors - Click on a letter or a time period to find out a little bit about your invention or inventor.
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.
Pencil
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/648189/who-invented-the-pencil
Fire Extinguisher
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.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
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://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/
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/
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
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/