This category includes sites about individual explorers and groups of inventors. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork. Biographies may be brief and sites may have several, perhaps connected by occupation, but the information contained should have the basic details, e.g., birth and death dates, some details of the life lived, major accomplishments, and so forth.
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Subcategories 21
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[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Discover the men and women behind some of the most famous inventions and innovations of history. Research almost any famous historical or current inventor with these biographies, A-to-Z charts, photo galleries, and timelines.
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
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.
[ Kids/Teens ]
A look at the great and often unrecognized pioneers in the field of invention and innovation.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Profile of the inventor of the sewing machine; born in Spencer, Massachusetts.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Profile of the Swedish-born inventor of the High-Frequency Alternator Radio.
[ Kids ]
List of inventions from A to Z with dates, inventors, and links to the biographies of some of these inventors.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Includes brief sketches and images of selected inventors.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Profiles of selected African-American inventors of the 20th century.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Brief biographical sketches of about a dozen people who have been important in the history of the development of telecommunications.
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
Short profiles of men and women who are changing life today. From the Smithsonian.
[ Kids/Teens ]
Alphabetical list from Cleveland Abbe through Vladimir Zworykin includes nationalities, occupations and stories of their inventions.
[ Kids/Teens ]
Nikola Tesla (born July 10, 1856 – died January 7, 1943) was a brilliant Serbian inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and physicist. He is most famous for helping to design the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Brief biography of the co-inventor, with Jack Kilby, of the integrated circuit.
[ Kids/Teens ]
Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee (born 8 June 1955), often called TimBL, is a British computer scientist. He is famous for inventing the World Wide Web, which is the system of linked documents and other web resources that you can access over the Internet.
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
Educational articles about inventions and the men and women who created them.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Discover the men and women behind some of the most famous inventions and innovations of history. Research almost any famous historical or current inventor with these biographies, A-to-Z charts, photo galleries, and timelines.
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
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.
[ Kids/Teens ]
Nikola Tesla (born July 10, 1856 – died January 7, 1943) was a brilliant Serbian inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and physicist. He is most famous for helping to design the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
[ Kids/Teens ]
Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee (born 8 June 1955), often called TimBL, is a British computer scientist. He is famous for inventing the World Wide Web, which is the system of linked documents and other web resources that you can access over the Internet.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Profile of the inventor of the sewing machine; born in Spencer, Massachusetts.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Profile of the Swedish-born inventor of the High-Frequency Alternator Radio.
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
Educational articles about inventions and the men and women who created them.
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
Short profiles of men and women who are changing life today. From the Smithsonian.
[ Kids/Teens ]
Alphabetical list from Cleveland Abbe through Vladimir Zworykin includes nationalities, occupations and stories of their inventions.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Includes brief sketches and images of selected inventors.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Brief biographical sketches of about a dozen people who have been important in the history of the development of telecommunications.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Profiles of selected African-American inventors of the 20th century.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Brief biography of the co-inventor, with Jack Kilby, of the integrated circuit.
[ Kids/Teens ]
A look at the great and often unrecognized pioneers in the field of invention and innovation.
[ Kids ]
List of inventions from A to Z with dates, inventors, and links to the biographies of some of these inventors.
