Biography
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- Engines of our Ingenuity: Garrett Morgan
- Describes the struggles Morgan, himself the son of a slave, faced as he worked to meet human needs. Also available in RealAudio format.
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- Inventor of the Week: Garrett A. Morgan
- Tells how Morgan created a gas mask to save the lives of firefighters.
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- James Watt
- Short biography along with sketches of the Watt engine and steam governor. In English and Italian.
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- James Watt by Andrew Carnegie
- Carnegie's book-length biography, first published in 1905. A Project Gutenberg EBook.
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- The Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney
- A brief biography of Eli Whitney and background information on the cotton gin. Includes original patents.
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- The Invention Dimension: Eli Whitney
- Biography explores how Whitney's best-known invention transformed the economies of the antebellum North and South.
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- The Wright Story
- Tells the story of the two brothers who changed the way people looked at the world. Also provides a history of their airplane business. Includes numerous photographs.
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- NASA - Re-Living the Wright Way
- 100th anniversary site provides the Wright brothers' biographies, invention process and discoveries. Includes activities, simulations, webcasts, photo gallery and background on aerodynamics.