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Jefferson Inventions
POTUS -- Thomas Jefferson
Includes portrait, a short list of biographical facts, and related links.
Using world history to predict the future
Civilizations have predictable life cycles.
Guiding the Path of Intellectual Property
Wired 2.03: The Economy of Ideas
An article by Barlow about patents and copyrights in the Digital Age.
TalentedKids: Talent Scout for Amazing Kids on the Internet
Tells the stories of kids who have accomplished great things. Also includes online
games and message board.
FindLaw's Writ - Sprigman: The Mouse That Ate The Public Domain
"Disney, The Copyright Term Extension Act, and Eldred v. Ashcroft." By Chris
Sprigman. [FindLaw's Writ]
history lesson plans
A collection of lesson plans and teaching resources covering a variety of topics
and time periods including the Renaissance, the Civil War, Women's Suffrage, ...
weloveourlife.com - Valmontis, Charlottesville, VA
Personal experiences while staying at the Valmontis Bed and Breakfast. Also reviews
the area's attractions and restaurants. Pictures are included.
Education Humor
Excerpts from answers on high-school history exams, worst analogies used in
papers, science exams, and science misconceptions.
Thomas Jefferson
Biographical sketch summarizes Jefferson's accomplishments.
A PAGE IN HISTORY 2004-2005
Comprehensive collection of links to history resources aimed at high school students.
Quodlibet Online Journal: On the Origins of Roger Williams' Notion ...
Quodlibet Online Journal article by Scott David Foutz, with references.
Ronald Reagan: Second Inaugural Address. US Inaugural Addresses. 1989
Complete text of speech delivered Monday, January 21, 1985. Includes background
information.
AIChE Forest Products Home Page
Hotlinks to the forest products industry, particularly paper, are given on this
home page for the Forest Products Division of AIChE.
Non-Christian Founding Fathers
Asserts how and why the USA is now backsliding onto the slippery slope of
incremental theocracy.
5th President: James Monroe
Discusses this president's education and occupations, terms of presidency, foreign
policy affairs, and major conflicts in an outline format.
Deb's Historical Research Page
Online resources for writers of historical fiction.
The Eli Whitney Museum, Eli Whitney: The Inventor
Illustrated biography from the Eli Whitney Museum tells how the cotton gin changed
the face of the north.
CHA's History of Du Pont's Nylon Fibers
Extensive history of the Du Pont de Nemours Company, the invention of the polyamide
polymer and subsequently developed man-made fibers, ...
Gifted & Talented Contests
Gives a variety of contests for gifted students.
Ethics [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
Covers metaethics, normative ethics and applied ethics in depth.
Homer's Open Source Odyssey 2001: Classical Computing and a Brief ...
Elliot McGucken discusses classical computing and provides a brief history of
open source.
Albert Spies, Address to the Court, Haymarket Trial
Statement in court prior to being sentenced to hang for his role in the alleged
Haymarket Conspiracy.
Slashdot
Say Here Why Sklyarov Should Go Free
Benjamin Banneker: Mathematician, Astronomer
Includes a short biography, sketch, and excerpts from a letter Thomas Jefferson
wrote to Banneker after reading his almanac.
Celebrate Capitalism (tm) - CelebrateCapitalism.ORG - Capitalism ...
Campaign to show public support and protest in favor of capitalism. Information
about rallies and street parties as well as past events.
Benjamin Banneker - Farmers Almanac
Includes a short biography and tells about Benjamin Banneker writing the first
Farmers' Almanac.
Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Trade Secrets - Pierce Law Center ...
Intellectual property resources.
Il problema dei brevetti sulle idee
Una panoramica sul concetto di brevettabilitą, sulla situazione statunitense ed
europea in materia di brevetti e sul problema della tutela giuridica del ...
March of the Titans A History of the White Race
A comprehensive history of the white race.
Quick Biography of Benjamin Franklin
Concise illustrated biography covers the most important aspects of Franklin's life.
Social Contract Theory [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
View that morality is based on social agreements that serve the interests of
those who make the agreement.
CNN.com - Inventing against the odds - Feb. 10, 2003
[CNN]
Living Inside the (Operating) System
Essay discussing communities in MOOs, using PMC-MOO as a case study and discussing
scholarly and pedagogical trajectories of MOOs. 1996.
Jack S. Kilby
(Infoplease.com)
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