- Time Warp - http://www.time-warp.org
Digital archive of 20th century technology.
- Vintage Audio, Video and Television site - http://www.callnetuk.com/home/terrym
Pictures, documents, technical information, and links relating to webmaster's professional and pastime interests in early audio, video and television developments.
- Alex den Ouden - http://www.denouden.demon.nl/index.html
Books, articles and consultancy on industrial archaeology and the history of technology, engineering and metallurgy. Text in Dutch and English.
- Technology History - http://www.refstar.com/techhist/
Miscellaneous links to technology topics.
- Today in Technology History - http://www.tecsoc.org/today.htm
A single event from this date in the history of technology. Published weekdays, from the Center for the Study of Technology and Society.
- Lumber, Logging and Paper - http://www.edsanders.com/logging/history.htm
An illustrated history of logging and sawmills in the US provided by Ed Sanders.
- Building Big - http://www.pbs.org/buildingbig
A companion to the PBS series, the site explores the engineering principles, design challenges, and stories behind some of the most remarkable achievements in the history of building.
- A Walk Through Time - http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html
An illustrated history of timekeeping from ancient times to the present, by NIST
- ExpoMuseum - http://www.ExpoMuseum.com/
An online museum dedicated to world's fair history, architecture, and memorabilia.
- World's Fairs and Expositions - http://www.boondocksnet.com/expos/
Resources on the world's fairs held from 1876 to 1916 focusing on how they shaped American culture by presenting idealized visions of the past and future that often ignored minority viewpoints.
- Totalizator History - http://www.ozemail.com.au/~bconlon/
The history of the invention of the world's first automatic totalizator in 1913 and its subsequent development. Mechanical computing on a commercial scale.
- The Dead Media Project - http://www.deadmedia.org/
Database of notes written and researched by mailing members pertaining to various forms of media and communications devices throughout history.
- The Steam Engine Library - http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/
Online texts of historical documents relating to the history of the steam engine.
- Technology Chronology - http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/Technology/Technology.html
Dates and descriptions of some important events in the history of technology, from prehistory through modern times.
- Inventions! Patents at NC State University - http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/archives/exhibits/patents/
Patents developed by faculty at NC State University and selected items from NCSU Libraries? collection of related materials.
- Henry VIII Stamped Out Industrial Revolution - http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2002%2F06%2F21%2Fnhenry21.xml
Article in the Telegraph reporting that archaeologists have found evidence that Cistercian monks in Yorkshire were developing a prototype blast furnace when they were evicted by the king in 1538.
- Roman Engineering and Industry - http://www.novanet.it/com/personale/togliard/nemi/nindex_e.htm
Illustrated article on the engineering enterprise of the Roman engineer. Includes aqueducts, pipes, valves, and pumps.
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity - http://www.uh.edu/engines/
Radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. Features transcripts for every episode heard since the show's inception in 1988.
- The Astronomical Clock at Hampton Court Palace - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/heather.hobden1/hamptoncourtclock.htm
Written by the author of the original guide book, and including many details and fascinating facts and discoveries omitted from the guide book.
- Internal Fire - http://www.internalfire.com/
A small museum in Wales covering the development of the diesel engine in the 20th century. Includes photos, history and descriptions of these types of motors.
- Nikola Tesla - http://www.neuronet.pitt.edu/~bogdan/tesla/
Discovered the rotating magnetic field, the basis of most alternating-current machinery. Als, invented the Tesla coil, that is widely used in radios. Includes biography, list of inventions, photos, and quotes.
- Mark Twain and Technology - http://fayette.k12.in.us/~cbeard/cy/index.html
An exploration of the technology Twain refers to in his novel, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. site was constructed as part of a Summer Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
- It'll Never Work! - http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/neverwrk.htm
Negative comments about new scientific and technological ideas.
- A World Of Communication - http://library.thinkquest.org/26890/
All about the history, status, and future of communications technology.
- Hook Norton Brewery Steam Engine - http://www.hooknortonbrewery.co.uk/public_visitors/steam/steam_home.html
Possibly the last working steam engine in the world. Is used to power the brewery in a town in the UK. Page gives short history, specifications and tasks accomplished by this antique machinery.
- Recording Technology History - http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/recording/notes.html
Discusses early people and items used to make early audio and video devices from the first record players to digital television. Includes additional resource links.
- History of Mechanical Calculators - http://www.xnumber.com/xnumber/mechanical1.htm
Covers the history of modern day adding devices from 1885 with the "Marconi Box" with rubber bands and wires to electrical motor driven machines of the 1940's. Discusses styles of computing throughout this period.
- Westinghouse Heritage - http://www.westinghouse.com/timeline.html
A timeline that shows the inventions created by the company over the years like the light bulb and household appliances. Included are information about the founder, George Westinghouse, and world events during those periods. Requires Quicktime plugin.
- 1881 Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary - http://www.PrincetonImaging.com/library/mechanical-dictionary/index.html
Features snapshot images from a late 19th century book of terms for mechanical devices. Illustrates the state of technology during that era. Includes photos and searchable index. Most links are in DjVu format.
- Echo Virtual Library - http://echo.gmu.edu/center.php
Database of pages about the history of science, technology, sociology, computers and medicine.
- Medieval Technology Pages - http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Technology.html
Medieval technology and various inventions and developments involving everyday life in the Middle Ages.
- Old scientific Instruments - http://www.geometricum.com/
Includes photos of astrolabes, , protractors, drawing tools, and book covers that were created from the 15th to 18th centuries. Includes general specifications of each item within a table chart.
- Gizmohighway - http://www.gizmohighway.com/
Technology Guide looking at the past, present and future of technology and gadgets.
- South Western Electricity Historical Society (SWEHC) - http://www.swehs.co.uk/indexx.html
Group is interested in electricity history and industrial archeology with particular reference to the supply, generation and distribution of electricity in the southwest area of England.
- ThinkQuest: Greatest Inventions - http://library.thinkquest.org/C002942/timeline/index.shtml
Covers a number of popular inventions through history from the 15th to the 20th century.
- ThinkQuest - The Evolution of Communication - http://library.thinkquest.org/26451/
Traces the development of verbal and non-verbal communication through human history, from prehistoric cave drawings to satellite broadcast.
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