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Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
The top twenty achievements in terms of their impact on the quality of life, chosen by the National Academy of Engineering and its collaborators.
www.greatachievements.org
Vintage Technology
Historical information and images of home electrical goods from the 20th century.
www.vintage-technology.info
ASME History and Heritage Landmarks Roster
Lists mechanical engineering landmarks, heritage sites, and collections recognized by the ASME.
www.asme.org/history/roster_a.html
Welcome To ... Histories
Features the chronology of hyper complex numbers and electromagnetic theory.
history.hyperjeff.net
James Burke's KnowledgeWeb (K-Web) Project
Theorizes that everything in history--every event, every technology--came about because of something or someone that preceded it.
www.k-web.org
John Harrison and the Longitude Problem
The story behind the manufacture of John Harrison's marine timekeepers, which allowed early sailors to establish their longitude. Presented by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.
www.nmm.ac.uk/server.php?show=conWebDoc.355&navId=005001001
Comptometer: Biography of a Machine
Offers a history of the Comptometer, the first practical calculating machine invted by Dorr Eugene Felt in the late 1880s.
members.cruzio.com/~vagabond/ComptHome.html
Walk Through Time, A
The evolution of time measurement, from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html
Devine Time
Interactive journey through history focusing on inventions and technology.
www.devinetime.com
Making the Modern World
Multimedia exhibit tracing how the Industrial Revolution transformed our world, and how it is still transforming today. Includes stories, timelines, and learning modules about science and invention from the 18th century to the present.
www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk
Darwin-L Archives
Professional discussion group on the history and theory of the historical sciences.
rjohara.net/darwin
theplumber.com
Includes a history of plumbing from Babylonia to the USA, links, FAQ, and email the plumber a question.
www.theplumber.com
Museum of Retro Technology
Features descriptions and images of historical technological wonders in the fields of communications, transport, and power generation.
www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/museum.htm
Retro Thing
The independent guide to vintage technology.
www.retrothing.com
Mechanical Marvels of the Nineteenth Century [read review]
Illustrated accounts and history of robots in the Victorian era 1865-1893.
www.bigredhair.com/robots
Rothschild Petersen Patent Model Museum [read review]
Privately owned collection of United States patent models and related documents.
www.patentmodel.org

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