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1. Inventions - Ancient Inventions (SCORE)
   Provides highlights of inventions from ancient civilizations and a quiz.

2. Inventors and Inventions Resources 1 (MIT - Lemelson)
   Provides dozens of sources of great projects and facts related to invention. Oriented toward aspiring inventors and young adults.

3. Inventors and Inventions Resources 2 (MIT - Lemelson)
   Provides dozens of sources of projects and facts related to invention.

4. Inventions from the Ancient World (Senechal)
   Shows and describes 46 great inventions from the ancient world, such as a battery, a steam engine, and a coin-operated holy water dispenser, from the Smith College Museum.

5. Inventions and Discoveries (Sterling Infotech Enterprise)
   Provides histories of great inventions and discoveries. 7-00

6. Connecting to the World and Inventions (ILoveThatTeachingIdea.com)
   Provides over a dozen creative projects for K-6 grade. 2-02

7. Timeline on Great Inventions (Thinkquest.org)
   Provides a list of great inventions from 15th century through the 20th century. 7-05

8. -11-12-09 Fifty Best Inventions for 2009 (Time.com)
   "From a rocket of the future to a $10 million lightbulb, here are TIME's picks for the best new gadgets and breakthrough ideas of the year." 11-09

9. Solar Heater - Invention and Design (Cross Talk)
   Provides a case study in the invention and marketing of a product.

10. Invention and Design
    Provides case studies in the invention and marketing of some specific products.

11. Inventors (About.com - Bellis)
    Provides information about inventions and inventors.

12. Inventors - Ask a Question (About.com - Bellis)
    Provides answers (by email) to questions about inventors and inventions.

13. Inventors Resources (MIT - Invention Dimension)
    Provides introductory materials, resources for inventors, contests, and more.

14. Simple Machine Invention Project (Museum of Science)
    Provides a project for children to invent a simple machine. 12-01

15. Airless Tires Invented (Michelinman.com)
    "Today at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Michelin showcased a potential future for mobility, an integrated tire and wheel combination missing one ingredient that is vital for traditional tire performance...air. The company unveiled the first real-world fitments for its revolutionary 'Tweel' – which operates entirely without air. View the photo gallery." 2-05

16. New Theory Rejects Single-Ancestor Doctrine (Scientific American)
    "Instead of one universal evolutionary tree, picture a three-trunk stand sharing a communal root system. A new theory of cellular evolution published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences rejects Charles Darwin’s Doctrine of Common Descent—the idea that all organisms are derived from a single primordial ancestor. Instead, Carl Woese of the University of Illinois-Champaign proposes that the three cell types that comprise life on earth arose from three forms of proto cells that swam together in a dense genetic soup, freely sharing their DNA."
    
    "Indeed, such DNA swapping was the driving force in the evolution of unicellular organisms, Woese argues. Biologists have traditionally credited this so-called horizontal gene transfer with just a minor role in cellular evolution. But Woese asserts that only by sharing their genes—or evolutionary inventions, as he calls them—could simple cellular organizations have given rise to more complex cell designs. In the beginning, he says, primitive cells 'did not have stable genealogical records.' But eventually, these lines—including the three that spawned all extant life forms—reached what Woese terms the "Darwinian threshold," the point at which a lineage matures to genetic stability. Here the cellular organization became fixed, leading to a traceable cell line via reproduction. 'Crossing a Darwinian threshold leads to a more solidified, organized cellular design,' he explains." 12-05

17. Franklin, Benjamin (CBS News)
    Provides a focus on his practical inventions. 12-05

18. Homo Erectus (Mr.Donn.org)
    "Homo erectus man was probably the first hunter."
    
    "Very importantly, Homo erectus man had fire-making skills. Like all new, major inventions, this discovery changed life dramatically." 03-06

19. Jones, Frederick (Time Magazine)
    "In total Jones was granted more than 60 patents for inventions including a defroster, a two-cycle gas engine, and a thermostat system. He later served as an consultant to both the U.S. Defense Department and the U.S. Bureau of Standards on refrigeration. Thirty years after his death in 1961, Jones was posthumously awarded the National Medal of Technology, engineering's highest honor." 02-07

20. How Do I Patent My Invention (CNN News)
    "Because you have the time, you should go to get a book called ‘Patent It Yourself’ from a website called nolo.com. With ‘Patent It Yourself,’ you will learn how to actually process your own patent." 08-09