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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.

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

A World Of Communication
http://library.thinkquest.org/26890/
All about the history, status, and future of communications technology.

Air Force Technology
http://www.rl.af.mil/History/topic.html
Timelines through 1970s.

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.

Brodski Macak - Croatian Navigation Portal
http://www.brodski-macak.net
Brodski Macak - Croatian Navigation Portal brings knowledge and references for all aspects of navigation and related disciplines: general navigation, satellite navigation, radionavigation, air navigation, marine navigation, road anvigation, personal navigation, GIS, meteorology, space weather. The content is divided into following groups for every aspect of navigation mentioned above: books, links, software. This site also promotes naviagtion-related consultancy. In Croatian, extension to English planned.

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.

Canadian Civil Engineering History & Heritage
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/civileng/eng/
Features civil engineering historic sites and engineers who made a significant impact on civil engineering in Canada.

Early Stages of Soviet and American Radio Broadcasting
http://www.zeltser.com/radio-history/
Article explores early radio broadcasting efforts by the United States and the Soviet Union.

Echo Virtual Library
http://echo.gmu.edu/center.php
Database of pages about the history of science, technology, sociology, computers and medicine.

ExpoMuseum
http://www.ExpoMuseum.com/
An online museum dedicated to world's fair history, architecture, and memorabilia.

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century
http://www.greatachievements.org/
Includes timelines and historical essays of the top 20.

Greatest Inventions - The Evolution of Man through History
http://library.thinkquest.org/C002942/home.shtml
Covers a number of popular inventions through history from the 15th to the 20th century.

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.

History of Chinese Invention and Discovery
http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/
Chart of inventions and discoveries, with comparisons with their Western equivalents.

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.

History of Refrigeration
http://www.rogersrefrig.com/history.html
Summary with links to related articles.

History of Science and Technology in Islam
http://www.gabarin.com/ayh/
Describes Arabic original inventions and improvements in chemical processes and mechanical engineering

History of the IBM Typewriter
http://www.etypewriters.com/history.htm
Timeline with images of each model

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.

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.

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.

It'll Never Work!
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/neverwrk.htm
Negative comments about new scientific and technological ideas.

Kodo Zuroku - Illustrated Book on the Smelting of Copper
http://dibinst.mit.edu/BURNDY/OnlinePubs/KodoZuroku/index.html
Online facsimile of an eighteenth century book by Masuda Tsuna, translated by Zenryu Shirakawa.

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.

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