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Computers & inventions

Biography

For biographies, see Inventor Biographies

Past Notable Women of Computing & Mathematics: http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/past-women.html

Biographies of women in computing and mathematics as well as other links.

3D Dictionary: http://www.maran.com/dictionary/

This website provides simple, clear definitions and explanations of computer and Internet jargon, including clear illustrations of the items defined.
The PC Webopedia: http://www.pcwebopedia.com/

Thousands of computer terms defined. Search for a term or browse the subjects.

Timeline of Computer History: http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/

A timeline explains the evolution of the computer from 1945 to 1990.
25 Years of Microprocessor Evolution: 1971-1996: http://www.computerhistory.org/exhibits/microprocessors/

Learn about the development of computer chips.

NetLingo: http://www.netlingo.com/inframes.html

Discover definitions and meanings to Internet terms here.

Hobbes' Internet Timeline: http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/

Follow the chronology of the Internet from the 1950s to the present.

Things to Know About the Internet: http://www.deblogan.com/things2.html

This page contains basic information about the Internet, e-mail and electronic searching and helpful links.
The Living Internet: http://livinginternet.com/

Learn how the Internet, WWW, chat, e-mail, discussion lists begun and read biographies of important people involved in the development of them.

Multnomah County Library Outernet: Web design & HTML: http://www.multcolib.org/outer/techgames.html#html

These websites will help you create and maintain your Web page.

Technology Timeline: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline/f_timeline.html

This website from PBS' American Experience series presents a timeline from 1750 to 1990s of American inventions and innovative achievements. Click on the invention or achievement on the timeline to learn more about it.
The History of Invention: http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.html

A time line of ancient to modern items and how they were invented.
Transistor History: http://www.lucent.com/minds/transistor/

History, current information, uses, how it works and inventors of the transistor. Good graphics.
Calculating Machines: http://www.webcom.com/calc/

From an 1885 adding machine and an abacus to history of the machines from 1623 to 1970.
Technology in 1900: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kids/tech1900/

This website from PBS' American Experience series lets you read predictions about the end of the millennium made in 1900. It includes information on cars, music, and telephones.
The Tech Museum of Innovation: http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/

Find out about computers, satellites, DNA, robotics, lasers and more.
Big Dream Small Screen: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/technology/bigdream/

This website from PBS' American Experience series presents the story of the television and the man behind it.

Invention Dimension Inventor of the week: http://web.mit.edu/invent/

Inventors and how their inventions were created.
Inventure Place: National Inventors Hall of Fame: http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp

Biographies of inventors. Search by inventor or invention.
Smithsonian: Inventors and Innovation: http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm

Several inventions and their inventors are found here.
Who Invented it?: http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Childrens/FactSheets/WhoInventedIt.asp

A list of inventions and who invented them. From the Canterbury Public Library.

Anatomy of a Telephone Call: http://www22.verizon.com/about/community/learningcenter/articles/displayarticle1/0,1727,1082z1,00.html

The technical basics of how a telephone works.
Cyber Telephone Museum: http://www.museumphones.com/

Old telephones, information and pictures.
How Telephones Work: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/telephone-image.htm

This website explains how telephones work with animation.