Historical Inventors: A To Z - Resource to research famous inventors, including timelines and sections on women, African American, Native American, Chinese and Hispanic groups.National Inventors Hall of Fame - Celebrates inventors, and has indexes of inventors with brief biographies, and an index of inventions so you can find out who is credited with which invention.
Microchip Co-inventor Learned Basics in Iowa - An article about Robert Noyce, co-inventor, with Jack Kilby, of the integrated circuit.
The Invention Dimension: Inventor of the Week Archives - Browsable and searchable collection of short, yet scholarly biographies geared toward students.
Elias Howe - Credited with inventing the first practical sewing machine. This biography is from Scientific American Online.
Partial List of African American Inventors - From an unknown source, a list of African Americans, their inventions and their patent dates.
Blacks in Technology, Past and Present - Profiles of seven African American inventors.
19th Century African-American Inventors - Short articles on black inventors from Suite101.com.
African-American Inventors - Student-friendly articles and photos of famous black inventors and scientists.
Great and Famous Inventors - Elementary school students introduce some of the men and women whose creations changed the 20th century.
Walter Hunt: Inventor of the Safety Pin - Read about Walter Hunt who invented lots of things, including the safety pin.
Innovative Lives - Short profiles of men and women who are changing life today. From the Smithsonian.
The Magnificent Safety Pin - Walter Hunt is credited with inventing this, at least in modern times.
Encarta: African American Inventors - Highlights a few of the remarkable African American men and women who changed the way people live their lives.
Fact Monster; Inventions and Discoveries - List of inventions from A to Z with dates, inventors, and links to the biographies of some of these inventors.
The Black Inventor Online Museum - A look at the great and often unrecognized pioneers in the field of invention and innovation.