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Tesla - Photos, Illustrations & Drawings of Inventions

Photos illustrations and drawings of inventions belonging to Nikola Tesla

Shamrock Related Patents and St Patrick's Day Publicity Stunts

Inventions connected to shamrocks and St Patrick's Day publicity stunts

Photo Gallery - Gramophone & Emile Berliner

Picture of Emile Berliner gramophone

Variable Velocity Bullets

Rusi Taleyarkhan and team invented variable velocity bullets - view stungun.

Inventions Using Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is changing every industrial sector - view nanotechnology inventions.

History of the Depth Charge

The depth charge is a weapon used by ships or aircraft to attack submerged submarines - developed by the British for use against German submarines.

How a Battery Works

Learn how a battery works and what the different types of batteries are.

History of Airships and Balloons

The history of dirigibles - airships - zeppelins - blimps and balloon flight.

How a Photovoltic Cell Works

How a photovoltic cell works

The History of Theme Park Inventions

The history behind circus, theme park, and carnival inventions including roller coasters, carousels, ferris wheels, trampoline and more.

Granville Woods - Patents & Photos

Photos of the inventions of Granville Woods.

Drawing and Description of Bessie Blount's Invention

A drawing of the invention made by Bessie Blount - Physical therapist Bessie Blount worked with injured soldiers and her war service inspired her to patent a device that allowed amputees to feed themselves.

Otis Boykin invented an improved electrical resistor

Otis Boykin invented an improved electrical resistor used in computers radios television sets and a variety of electronic devices.

Wacky Halloween Patents

See amazing inventions patented in service of Halloween - bats and pumpkins.

Wacky Halloween Patents - Halloween Masks

See amazing inventions patented in service of Halloween - Halloween mask and ghoul mask.

The History of the Paper Punch

The history of the humble paper punch aka hole punch and you wondered how would you punch holes in paper without one.

Lesson Plan - Build a Submarine

Lesson plan on how to build your own submarine simulation.

Physics Illustrations

View a Slinky in motion - Richard and Betty James invented the slinky.

How to Make a Kaleidoscope

Plans to make a kaleidoscope from easy to find materials

Ferdinand von Zeppelin

Ferdinand von Zeppelin was the German military officer who developed the rigid dirigible a lighter-than-air vehicle - the zeppelin.

Patents Belonging To Lewis Howard Latimer

Lewis Howard Latimer invented a water closet for railroad cars an electric lamp and a threaded wooden socket for light bulbs.

The Patent Drawings of Garrett Augustus Morgan

Garrett Augustus Morgan - Cleveland inventor and businessman who invented a device called the Morgan safety hood and smoke protector aka gas mask.

Patent Searching For New Inventors - Searching By Patent Number

How to find a patent by searching by a patent number.

History of Football - Photos

Photos and old patents from the history of Football

NIST-F1 Cesium Fountain Atomic Clock

The US primary time and frequency standard is a cesium fountain atomic clock developed at the NIST laboratories.

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