Engines of Our Ingenuity
This site archives over 2000 radio programs with transcripts, photos and links to more information.
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Abu'l Izz Ismacil al-Jazari and Farkh ibn cAbd al-Latif: The Elephant Clock: Leaf from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari " (57.51.23) In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History . New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/57.51.23. (October 2006)
Chronologies
- Science TimelineOne thousand years of scientific thought
- History of Information2,800,000 BCE to the present
- History of Women PhysiciansTimeline and numbers
- Food TimelineFood history including ancient times; historic recipes, historic food prices.
Images
- Smithsonian Institution - Science Service Historical Image Collection20th century scientific images from period publications
- JSTOR Global Plants This link opens in a new windowA community-contributed database of plant specimens -- with images -- for research in botany, ecology, and conservation studies.
- Wellcome ImagesThousands of images and centuries of medicine, science, society and culture
Inventions
- Google Patentsfrom the US Patent and Trademark Office
- IEEE Virtual Museum—The history of electricity, electronics, and computersImpacts of electricity
- Telegraph, Scientific Instrument & Radio MuseumsOnline museums
- Women of InventionResource list of sources about women inventors and patent holders.
Biographies
General
- National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirsbrief biographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members
- NNDBThousands of people, living and dead, significant enough to be written about by others. Includes most recent deaths and connections between individuals.
- American Men and Women of ScienceCall Number: SCIENCE REF Q141 .A474
- Astronaut BiographiesIncludes astronaut candidates, cosmonauts, & payload specialists
- The Galileo ProjectBiographical catalog of the scientific community in the 16th and 17th centuries
- Linus Pauling OnlineArchive of 800+ documents and media
Women; Minorities
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