Great Achievements
This site contains information about the greatest engineering achievements of the twentieth century.
AOL Reference
Type in your inventor or invention in the “Homework Help” section for links to information.
The History
Search for your inventor in the top window.
Kid Info
Check out this listing of links for inventors and inventions.
Inventor's Hall of Fame
Did your inventor make it to the Hall of Fame? Click here for information.
Holt Researcher
Use the search at the top to find references to your inventor or invention on this site.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia. Search for your topic here.
About.com
Check out A-Z Inventions on About.com
Oxford Reference
Try the Oxford Reference—key in your topic in the subject search.
Idea Finder
This idea finder has a list of inventions in alphabetical order; click either the invention or the inventor for information.
US Patent and Trade Mark Office
This is the kids’ page link to the US Patent office. Click the “time machine” for historical information about inventions.
Librarian's Internet Index
This is a reliable place to look for information about any subject.
Zoom School
Scroll past the subscription advertisement and click on the appropriate time period for a brief description of inventions and inventors.
EBSCO search
Search for journal articles by topic—history. Type in your inventor or the invention, but be aware that you may come up with some current references. For example, by searching for “bicycle”, you will find historical information about bicycles, but also