| Directory > Society > History > By Topic > Science > Engineering and Technology Nikola Tesla
Discovered the rotating magnetic field, the basis of most alternating-current machinery. Als,
invented the Tesla coil, that is widely used in radios. Includes biography, list of inventions,
photos, and quotes.
http://www.neuronet.pitt.edu/~bogdan/tesla/
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Allstar Network
History of early design and development of airborn machines. Find biographical information about
and photographs of Bessie Coleman, Amelia Earhart, the Tuskegee Airmen, and Ben Davis. Also has
information about the properties of flight and related careers.
http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/
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Internal Fire
A small museum in Wales covering the development of the diesel engine in the 20th century.
Includes photos, history and descriptions of these types of motors.
http://www.internalfire.com/
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Waterpower at Niagara
The history of power development at Niagara Falls. Includes a timeline, a hot-linked schematic of
a power house installation, and short biographies of key power pioneers.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/s/g/sgl121/powerhistory.html
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It'll Never Work!
Negative comments about new scientific and technological ideas.
http://www.lhup.edu/dsimanek/neverwrk.htm
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ThinkQuest - The Evolution of Communication
Traces the development of verbal and non-verbal communication through human history, from
prehistoric cave drawings to satellite broadcast.
http://library.thinkquest.org/26451/
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The astronomical clock at Hampton Court Palace
The astronomical clock at Hampton Court Palace by the author of the original guide book, and
including many details and fascinating facts and discoveries omitted from the guide book.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/heather.hobden1/hamptoncourtclock.htm
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Charles Babbage's First Difference Engine
Contains archival source material and graphics, together with a discussion of the Mathematics of
the Engine.
http://mycetes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/babbage/default.htm
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Canadian Civil Engineering History & Heritage
Features civil engineering historic sites and engineers who made a significant impact on civil
engineering in Canada.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/civileng/eng/
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Kodo Zuroku - Illustrated Book on the Smelting of Copper
Online facsimile of an eighteenth century book by Masuda Tsuna, translated by Zenryu Shirakawa.
http://dibinst.mit.edu/BURNDY/OnlinePubs/KodoZuroku/index.html
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History of Science and Technology in Islam
Describes Arabic original inventions and improvements in chemical processes and mechanical
engineering
http://www.gabarin.com/ayh/
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Surfing the Aether - A Radio History & Technology Timeline
Chronicle many of the events, inventions, and notable persons that made radio what it is, and asks
if lessons learned from this history can be applied to the Internet today.
http://www.northwinds.net/bchris/
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity
Radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. Features
transcripts for every episode heard since the show's inception in 1988.
http://www.uh.edu/engines/
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Roman Engineering and Industry
Illustrated article on the engineering enterprise of the Roman engineer. Includes aqueducts, pipes,
valves, and pumps.
http://www.novanet.it/com/personale/togliard/nemi/nindex_e.htm
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Henry VIII Stamped Out Industrial Revolution
Article in the Telegraph reporting that archaeologists have found evidence that Cistercian monks in
Yorkshire were developing a prototype blast furnace when they were evicted by the king in 1538.
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2002%2F06%2F21%2Fnhenry21.xml
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History of Refrigeration
Summary with links to related articles.
http://www.rogersrefrig.com/history.html
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Echo Science and Technology Virtual Center
Incorporating the WWW Virtual Library for the History of Science, Technology, & Medicine,
established in 1994.
http://echo.gmu.edu/center/
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Wolfgang von Kempelen's and the subsequent speaking machines
A description of vaious methods of producing synthetic speech experimented with between 1770 and
1970. Includes auditory illustrations.
http://www.ling.su.se/staff/hartmut/kemplne.htm
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Inventions! Patents at NC State University
Patents developed by faculty at NC State University and selected items from NCSU Libraries?
collection of related materials.
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/archives/exhibits/patents/
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Technology Chronology
Dates and descriptions of some important events in the history of technology, from prehistory
through modern times.
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/Technology/Technology.html
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Arithmometers - Mechanical Calculators
Site about mechanical calculators and arithometers, including Arithmometer Simulator!
http://oldcalc.republika.pl/
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The Steam Engine Library
Online texts of historical documents relating to the history of the steam engine.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/
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H-GIG Technology History links
From the University of California, Riverside.
http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/hist-science/techn.html
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Greatest Inventions - The Evolution of Man through History
Covers a number of popular inventions through history from the 15th to the 20th century.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C002942/home.shtml
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The Dead Media Project
Database of notes written and researched by mailing members pertaining to various forms of media
and communications devices throughout history.
http://www.deadmedia.org/
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Reinventing the wheel
BBC Education - A journey through the bright ideas of history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/archive/wheel/hitech.htm
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South Western Electricity Historical Society
The SWEHS is interested in electricity history and industrial archeology with particular reference
to the supply, generation and distribution of electricity in the South Western area of England.
http://www.emep-486.telinco.co.uk/swehs
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Totalizator History
The history of the invention of the world's first automatic totalizator in 1913 and its subsequent
development. Mechanical computing on a commercial scale.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~bconlon/
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Medieval Technology Pages
Medieval technology and various inventions and developments involving everyday life in the Middle
Ages.
http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/technology.html
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World's Fairs and Expositions
Resources on the world's fairs held from 1876 to 1916 focusing on how they shaped American culture
by presenting idealized visions of the past and future that often ignored minority viewpoints.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/expos/
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ExpoMuseum
An online museum dedicated to world's fair history, architecture, and memorabilia.
http://www.ExpoMuseum.com/
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History of Radio
This paper analyzes early stages of Soviet and US radio broadcasting. It was a different world back
then.
http://www.zeltser.com/radio/
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A Walk Through Time
An illustrated history of timekeeping from ancient times to the present, by NIST
http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html
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Building Big
A companion to the PBS series, the site explores the engineering principles, design challenges, and
stories behind some of the most remarkable achievements in the history of building.
http://www.pbs.org/buildingbig
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Vacuum History & Technology
Contains biographies of scientists and development of vacuum technologies
http://www.mcallister.com/vacuum.html
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Lumber, Logging and Paper
An illustrated history of logging and sawmills in the US provided by Ed Sanders.
http://www.edsanders.com/logging/history.htm
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Air Force Technology
Timelines through 1970s.
http://www.rl.af.mil/History/topic.html
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Printing: History and Development
Article
http://www.digitalcentury.com/encyclo/update/print.html
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History of the IBM Typewriter
Timeline with images of each model
http://www.etypewriters.com/history.htm
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Today in Technology History
A single event from this date in the history of technology. Published weekdays, from the Center for
the Study of Technology and Society.
http://www.tecsoc.org/today.htm
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Pam Mack's History of Technology Links
http://people.clemson.edu/~pammack/links.htm
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A Brief History of Computer Technology
The evolution of digital computing is often divided into generations. Each generation is
characterized by dramatic improvements over the previous one. The following history has been
organized using these widely recognized generations as mileposts.
http://csep1.phy.ornl.gov/ov/node8.html
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Yale Library: History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Links to many types of resources
http://info.med.yale.edu/library/sir/history.html
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Resources in the History of Science & Technology
Many links
http://sciweb.lib.umn.edu/subject/hst.html
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Sketches of a History of Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics - Hyperjeff
Timeline of the major events of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. Includes links to
biographies and a complete bibliography.
http://history.hyperjeff.net/statmech.html
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Technology History
Miscellaneous links to technology topics.
http://www.refstar.com/techhist/
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Alex den Ouden
Books, articles and consultancy on industrial archaeology and the history of technology,
engineering and metallurgy. Text in Dutch and English.
http://www.denouden.demon.nl/index.html
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Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century
Includes timelines and historical essays of the top 20.
http://www.greatachievements.org/
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A World Of Communication
All about the history, status, and future of communications technology.
http://library.advanced.org/26890/
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Vintage Audio, Video and Television site
Pictures, documents, technical information, and links relating to webmaster's professional and
pastime interests in early audio, video and television developments.
http://www.callnetuk.com/home/terrym
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Time Warp
Digital archive of 20th century technology.
http://www.time-warp.org
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Mark Twain and Technology
An exploration of the technology Twain refers to in his novel, A Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court. site was constructed as part of a Summer Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
http://fayette.k12.in.us/~cbeard/cy.html
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