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1881 Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary
Features : snapshot : images : from : a : late : 19th : century : book : of : terms : for : mechanical : devices. : : Illustrates : the : state : of : technology : during : that : era. : : Includes : photos : and : searchable : index. : : : Most : links : are : in : DjVu : format.
http://www.PrincetonImaging.com/library/mechanical-dictionary/index.html
A Walk Through Time
An : illustrated : history : of : timekeeping : from : : : : ancient : times : to : the : present
http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html
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
A Walk Through Time
An : illustrated : history : of : timekeeping : from : ancient : times : to : the : present.
http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html
A Walk Through Time
Evolution : of : timekeeping : through : the : centuries.
http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html
A World Of Communication
All : about : the : history, : status, : and : future : of : communications : technology.
http://library.thinkquest.org/26890/
Air Force Technology
Timelines : through : 1970s.
http://www.rl.af.mil/History/topic.html
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
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
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/
Early Stages of Soviet and American Radio Broadcasting
Article : explores : early : radio : broadcasting : efforts : by : the : United : States : and : the : Soviet : Union.
http://www.zeltser.com/radio-history/
Echo Science and Technology Virtual Center
Annotated : catalogue : of : history : of : science, : technology, : and : medicine : resources.
http://echo.gmu.edu/center.php
Echo Virtual Library
Database : of : pages : about : the : history : of : science, : technology, : sociology, : computers : and : : medicine.
http://echo.gmu.edu/center.php
ExpoMuseum
An : online : museum : dedicated : to : world's : fair : history, : architecture, : and : memorabilia.
http://www.ExpoMuseum.com/
Gizmohighway
Technology : Guide : looking : at : the : past, : present : and : future : of : technology : and : gadgets.
http://www.gizmohighway.com/
Greatest Achievements
Describes : the : twenty : greatest : engineering : achievements : as : determined : by : the : National : Academy : of : Engineering.
http://www.greatachievements.org/
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
Describes : the : twenty : greatest : engineering : achievements : as : determined : by : the : National : Academy : of : Engineering.
http://www.greatachievements.org/
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century
Includes : timelines : and : historical : essays : of : the : top : 20.
http://www.greatachievements.org/
H-GIG Technology History links
From : the : University : of : California, : Riverside.
http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/hist-science/techn.html
Henry Stamped Out Industrial Revolution
Archaeologists : have : found : evidence : that : Cistercian : monks : in : Yorkshire : were : developing : a : prototype : blast : furnace : when : they : were : evicted : by : the : king : in : 1538, : reports : the : Telegraph.
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2002%2F06%2F21%2Fnhenry21.xml
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
History of Chinese Invention and Discovery
Chart : of : inventions : and : discoveries, : with : comparisons : with : their : Western : equivalents.
http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/
History of Chinese Invention and Discovery
A : timeline : of : historical : events : features : scientific : and : everday : inventions, : and : compares : the : time : of : discovery : with : when : it : happened : in : Western : civilization.
http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/
History of Mechanical Calculators
Covers : the : history : of : modern : day : adding : devices : from : 1885 : with : the : "Marconi : Box" : with : rubber : bands : and : wires : to : electrical : motor : driven : machines : of : the : 1940's. : : Discusses : styles : of : computing : throughout : this : period.
http://www.xnumber.com/xnumber/mechanical1.htm
History of Refrigeration
Summary : with : links : to : related : articles.
http://www.rogersrefrig.com/history.html
History of Science and Technology in Islam
A : collection : of : articles : describing : Arab : inventions : (mainly : of : Jabir : ibn : Hayyan) : in : the : fields : of : chemistry : and : engineering.
http://www.gabarin.com/ayh/
History of Science and Technology in Islam
Describes : Arabic : original : inventions : and : improvements : in : chemical : processes : and : mechanical : engineering
http://www.gabarin.com/ayh/
History of the IBM Typewriter
Timeline : with : images : of : each : model
http://www.etypewriters.com/history.htm
Hook Norton Brewery Steam Engine
Possibly : the : last : working : steam : engine : in : the : world. : : Is : used : to : power : the : brewery : in : a : town : in : the : UK. : : Page : gives : short : history, : specifications : and : tasks : accomplished : by : this : antique : machinery.
http://www.hooknortonbrewery.co.uk/public_visitors/steam/steam_home.html
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/
Inventions! Patents at NC State University
Patents : developed : by : faculty : at : the : university. : : Organized : by : departments.
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/exhibits/patents/
It'll Never Work!
Negative : comments : about : new : scientific : and : technological : ideas.
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/neverwrk.htm
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
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
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/index.html
Medieval Technology Page
A : very : interesting : look : at : medieval : technology; : how : it : was : created, : how : it : worked, : and : how : it : was : used.
http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html
Medieval Technology Pages
Medieval : technology : and : various : inventions : and : developments : involving : everyday : life : in : the : Middle : Ages.
http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html
Nikola Tesla
Srpsko : - : americki : pronalazac. : Biografija, : foto : album, : anegdote...
http://www.neuronet.pitt.edu/~bogdan/tesla/
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/
Nikola Tesla: Inventor, Engineer, Scientist
A : short : biography, : information : about : exhibitions : and : labs, : and : a : picture.
http://www.neuronet.pitt.edu/~bogdan/tesla/
Old scientific Instruments
Includes : photos : of : astrolabes, : , : protractors, : : drawing : tools, : and : book : covers : that : were : created : from : the : 15th : to : 18th : centuries. : : Includes : general : specifications : of : each : item : within : a : table : chart.
http://www.geometricum.com/
Pam Mack's History of Technology Links
http://people.clemson.edu/~pammack/links.htm
Pile Drivers
History, : pictures : and : videos : of : pile : drivers, : collected : by : Max : Hollemans.
http://members.lycos.nl/heimachines/
Reaching Out: The Evolution Of Communication
Explores : how : oral : and : written : language : have : developed : over : the : centuries.
http://library.thinkquest.org/26451/
Reaching Out: The Evolution of Communication
Interactive : educational : site : discusses : changes : in : communication : technology, : from : hieroglyphics : to : the : printing : press : to : the : Web.
http://library.thinkquest.org/26451/
Recording Technology History
Discusses : early : people : and : items : used : to : make : early : audio : and : video : devices : from : the : first : record : players : to : digital : television. : : Includes : additional : resource : links.
http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/recording/notes.html
Resources in the History of Science & Technology
Many : links
http://sciweb.lib.umn.edu/subject/hst.html
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
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
South Western Electricity Historical Society
Electricity : history : and : industrial : archaeology : especially : the : supply, : generation : and : distribution : of : electricity : in : the : South : West : of : England. : Contains : newsletters, : events : and : articles.
http://www.swehs.co.uk/
South Western Electricity Historical Society (SWEHC)
Group : is : interested : in : electricity : history : and : industrial : archeology : with : particular : reference : to : the : supply, : generation : and : distribution : of : electricity : in : the : southwest : area : of : England.
http://www.swehs.co.uk/
Steam Engine Library
A : collection : of : historical : documents.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/
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/
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
The Astronomical Clock at Hampton Court Palace
Written : 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
The Cathode Ray Tube site
Images : and : history : of : old : technical : glassware : and : physical : instruments, : many : of : which : are : used : for : demonstrations : in : courses : worldwide.
http://members.chello.nl/%7eh.dijkstra19/
The Cathode Ray Tube site
Describes : facts : behind : the : development : of : CRT, : Roentgen, : camera : tubes. : : Includes : background : information : of : Crookes, : Geissler : and : Ruhmkorff. : : Includes : photos : of : antique : models.
http://members.chello.nl/%7eh.dijkstra19/
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/
The Dead Media Project
Database : of : notes : written : and : researched : by : mailing : members : pertaining : to : various : forms : of : media : and : communications : devices : throughout : history. : An : attempt : to : catalogue : past : forms : so : that : future : generations : might : remember : them.
http://www.deadmedia.org/
The Engines of Our Ingenuity
Transcripts : of : a : radio : program : exploring : technology : and : culture.
http://www.uh.edu/engines/
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/
The History of Japanese Calculators
Describes : the : development : of : calculating : machines : beginning : with : an : adaptation : of : the : Chinese : abacus : called : the : soroban. : : Page : includes : background : of : developers : and : photos : of : early : prototypes.
http://www.xnumber.com/xnumber/japanese_calculators.htm
The Steam Engine Library
Online : texts : of : historical : documents : relating : to : the : history : of : the : steam : engine.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/
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/
ThinkQuest: Greatest Inventions
Covers : a : number : of : popular : inventions : through : history : from : the : 15th : to : the : 20th : century.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C002942/timeline/index.shtml
Time Warp
Digital : archive : of : 20th : century : technology.
http://www.time-warp.org
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
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/
Twain and Technology
Discussing : the : use : of : technology : in : A : Connecticut : Yankee : in : King : Arthur's : Court.
http://fayette.k12.in.us/~cbeard/cy/index.html
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
Westinghouse Heritage
A : timeline : that : shows : the : inventions : created : by : the : company : over : the : years : like : the : light : bulb : and : household : appliances. : : Included : are : information : about : the : founder, : George : Westinghouse, : and : world : events : during : those : periods. : : Requires : Quicktime : plugin.
http://www.westinghouse.com/timeline.html
Wolfgang von Kempelen's Speaking Machine and its Successors
A : description : of : various : methods : of : producing : synthetic : speech : experimented : with : between : 1770 : and : 1970. : Includes : auditory : illustrations.
http://www.ling.su.se/staff/hartmut/kemplne.htm
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/
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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