Invention Web Resources for Students

Here are some useful links for researching inventors and inventions.

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(From l to r: Lonnie Johnson, Stephanie Kwolek, Charles F. Kettering, Philo Farnsworth, Thomas Edison, Madame C.J. Walker)

African American Inventors
From the Black Inventors Online Museum

African American Inventors A-Z
From Inventors.about.com

Biography.com
All kinds of biographies, including many about famous inventors.

Dayton Inventors Council
Dedicated to providing support and assistance to local inventors.

Dayton, Ohio Inventors List 1
An extensive list of local inventors and inventions.

Dayton, Ohio Inventors List 2
Another list of local inventors and inventions from the University of Dayton

Dayton Invention Quiz
Take a quiz about Dayton inventions and score it yourself.

Encarta
A great all-around online encyclopedia with lots of media

InfOhio  Free resources for Ohio schools, including Britannica Online, American National Biography, and more.

The Invention Dimension
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a great invention resource. Check out the Inventor of the Week Archives for lots of biographies.

Inventors.about.com
Loaded with information and biographies about inventors, plus extensive information about inventions and patents.

An Index of African-American Inventors
From Princeton University, a very extensive list

The National Inventors Hall of Fame
A great web site with biographies of inventors in the Hall of Fame.

Sixth Grade Web Sites
Check out this list for some other useful links.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Everything you wanted to know about patents and trademarks. You can also search a database for patents issued by the U.S. Government.

Wacky Patent of the Month  Just like it says: They're wacky, but real!

Women Inventors
From Inventors.about.com