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Industrial Revolution Inventions
French History Timeline
Chronological highlights, with links and photographs for major people, topics,
and events.
Encyclopaedia of British History: 1500-1950
A comprehensive reference being produced for the National Grid of Learning as a
free resource for students, with numerous articles and images presenting ...
Camborne Trevithick Day
April festival of free street entertainment celebrating the inventor, Richard
Trevithick. Includes attractions, dance routes, short biography and photographs.
CNN - First Chapter: 'Robot' - January 6, 1999
[CNN]
The Evolution of the Helicopter.
Provides a complete history of helicopter evolution up to current day. By a
student at Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences.
THE REVOLUTIONS OF 1848
Background notes from a class on western civilization.
Boomtown
Review by Jakob Paulsen. Rating 9/10. "Victoria is the best Paradox game to date:
it’s bigger, smarter and more fun than Europa Universalis II, ...
Capital and Labour - The Invention of the Steam-Engine : Watt's ...
Article describing his early life, his work and the funding required to turn the
invention into a commercial proposition .
Rowland Emett: biographical information about the British kinetic ...
Research page devoted to the late British artist, including bibliography, short
bio, and links to images, reviews, and other info.
BBC - History - Industrialisation
Feature article on the recent discoveries and experiments which have shed new
light on the mystery of how the Iron Bridge was built.
Encyclopaedia of British History: Textile Industry
Comprehensive collection of articles on inventions, inventors and entrepreneurs
in the British textile industry of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Ancient Greek Science and Technology
Discusses early inventions, such as calculating devices, machines using gears,
steam engines, war technology, and town planning. Some mathematicians included ...
howard rheingold's
tools for thought
Leeds
An account of the development and history of Leeds from the 18th century to the 20th.
Deb's Historical Research Page
Online resources for writers of historical fiction.
Lesson Plans
These classroom lessons show that dramatic socio-economic change in Lowland
Scotland had significant impact on the development of rural Scottish communities in ...
Connecticut Inventors
Article by Robert Asher, presented by the Connecticut Humanities Council.
History of Technology and Work
Comprehensive article on the causes, effects, cultural origins and consequences
of the Industrial Revolution, as it began in the English textile industry.
A short history of machine tools. No two countries were more ...
Suggests that Great Britain and America were chiefly responsible for the Industrial
Revolution.
Inventors: George Washington Carver
Introduction to the life and accomplishments of George Washington Carver.
It'll Never Work!
Negative comments about new scientific and technological ideas.
Diaper History
Overview of the history of baby diapers in ancient cultures, and the development
of the modern disposable versions. Author: Carlos Richer.
BBC Factual Programmes
Contains comprehensive listings and descriptions, including air dates and episode
guides.
The Eli Whitney Museum, Eli Whitney: The Cotton Gin
Short history of the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney.
The English Revolution 1640 by Christopher Hill
Online version of the book published in 1940.
handlooms.com - textile information
Extensive article about the history and evolution of the textile industry from
pre-historical times to the present. Also, descriptions and classification of ...
Pennsylvania History - The Real Story
Spoof of the history of the Commonwealth of PA. Misinformation by and for the
uninformed. Learn some real history from the links.
The Maine Memory Network is Maine's online archive, museum, and ...
Maine historical documents, history, and images.
Democracy In The Third World--Destructive Egalitarian Myth
Argues against democracy in states without a dominant middle class and that
egalitarian policies stifle human progress.
Abraham Gesner Saved the Whales
Who really saved the whales? Abraham Gesner did, by inventing kerosene. This single
page is an exposition by James S. Robbins of changing technology and ...
Stephie Smith's Writing Resources
Writing Resources of English Society - 17th & 18th Century.
The Great Cotton-Rag Myth
Short article about the controversy over what natural fibers were traditionally
used in the manufacture of paper. Author: Ellen McCrady.
Industrial Revolution
A slideshow presentation on the Industrial Revolution, including a look at
inventions, labor laws, and socialism.
Television History
General television & broadcasting history, with focus on the inventors and innovations.
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