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Applied Science & TechnologyComputer & Internet | Inventions & Innovations | Viruses & Disease
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Applied Science & Technology
Computer
& Internet | Inventions &
Innovations | Viruses & Disease
Hobbes'
Internet Timeline
http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/
Follow the
chronology of the Internet from the 1950s to the present.
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.
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.
Timeline
of Computer History
http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/topics/computers.page
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/index.page
Learn about the development of computer chips.
Big
Dream Small Screen
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/technology/bigdream/
This site from
PBS' American Experience series presents the story of the television and the man
behind it
Greatest
Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
http://www.greatachievements.org/
Timelines and information about the development of many current technologies
Henry
Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/online.asp
This site includes a biography of Ford and other inventors, a progressive timeline of the Ford Motor Company, a showroom of Ford cars from the late 1800s to the present and more.
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.
Invention
Dimension Inventor of the week
http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/archive.html
Inventors and how their inventions were created.
Invention
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.
The
Tech Museum of Innovation
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/
Find out about computers, satellites, DNA, robotics, lasers and more.
Technology
in 1900
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kids/tech1900/
This site 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.
Technology
Timeline
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline/f_timeline.html
This site 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.
This
Day in Technology History
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tech.html
This site provides historic events and facts for today's date in history. Searchable by date.
What
did they invent?
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Childrens/FactSheets/WhatDidTheyInvent.asp
The
Anatomy of an Epidemic
http://library.advanced.org/11170/
Brief definitions in the glossary, "dynamic animations show the spread of the epidemics covered on this site," test your knowledge of diseases with the interactive quiz, and choose from general information or from specific diseases and learn more about them.
Attack
of the Killer Germs
http://tqd.advanced.org/3361/
For information on AIDS, viruses, and the immune system look here.
The
Bad Bug Book
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html
This US Food and Drug Administration site offers "basic facts regarding food borne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins."
Diseases,
A to Z
http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/index.html
From the American Lung Association.
Diseases,
Disorders and Related Topics
http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/index.html
Type in a disease or look at an alphabetical list of diseases.
Diseases
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/index.htm
The National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provide information on many diseases, how to prevent them, and other resources.
Familydoctor.org
http://familydoctor.org/about.html
Health information for the whole family from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
The
Panama Puzzle
http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/Tutorials/Panama/Panama.html
Join Walter Reed, Major, US Army Medical Corps from 1900, in his quest to solve how so many men died from "Yellow Jack."
Statistical
Rolodex: Fastats, A to Z
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/
From the Center for Disease Control, this site provides quick stats about diseases, such as number of deaths in the US related to the disease each year, have the disease or related problems.
WebMDHealth
http://my.webmd.com/webmd_today/home/default
“WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information. You can trust that our content is timely and credible.”
Women’s
Health Channel
http://www.womenshealthchannel.com/
“Our goal is to empower you with accurate, trustworthy information that will help you make important health care decisions.”