Inventors' Links
It's time to begin your research on the inventor of your choice. Below are Internet links, Parkside library resources, and resources available in the classroom.
You will be given a form to help you gather information. Remember to take notes about facts only, do not copy sentences from these sources. Happy research!
Internet Resources
The Life of Henry Ford
James Watt
Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franlin the Inventor
Alfred Nobel
John Deere
MIT Inventor of the Week Archives
Elisha Otis
Alexander Grahm Bell
Lazlo Biro
The Invention of the Zipper
Orville and Wilbur Wright
The Wright Brothers
Robert Fulton
More Robert Fulton
Blaise Pascal
George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography
More George Eastman
Lee De Forest
The Eli Whitney Museum Homepage
Wilhelm Roentgen
Johannes Gutenberg
John Bardeen
Willis Carrier
Howard Aiken
More Howard Aiken
Nikolas Otto
Robert Goddard
The National Inventions Hall of Fame
American Inventors and Inventions
The History of Inventions
Paper Airplanes Quick and Simple
Learn2 Make a Paper Airplane
Wannalearn to Make Paper Planes
Build the Best Paper Airplane
Paper Airplanes
The Sabertooth Airplane
Kool Paper Airplanes
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Aird, Hazel B. Henry Ford: Boy With Ideas. 92F
Asimov, Isaac. Breakthroughs in Science. 920 A.
Bailey, Mark W. Electricity. 621.3B
Brown, Julie. Inventing Things. 609 har
Cromer, Ruth Wier. Thomas Alva Edison, Inventer. 72E
Cromer, Ruth Wier. Ben Franklin Punter and Patriot. 72F
Eaton, Jeanne. The Lively Man, Benb Franklin. 92F
Forsee, Aylesa. Louis Agassic Pied Piper of Science. 92A
Foster, D. Genevieve. The Year of the Flying Machine. 909.82
Foster, D. Genevieve. The Year of the Horseless Carriage. 909.8
Fox, Mary Virginia. Inventions and Inventors of Lasers. 621.36 fox
Gilbert, Miriam. Eli Whitney, Master Craftsman. 92W
Johnson, Spencer. The Value of Saving. 72FRA
Marriam, Evie. The Story of Ben Franlin. 92 FRA
Meadowcotte, H. William. The Boy's Life of Edison. 92FRA
Miller, C. George. Benjamin Franklin. 72F
Montgomery, Elizabeth Rider. Old Ben Franlin of Philadelphia. 917.48W
Morgan, Nina. Lasers. 621.36 mor
Row, Harper. Edison Experiments You Can Do. 837.07V
Stoddard, Edward. Television. 621.3S