"Everything that can be invented has been invented." proclaimed Charles Duell, Director of the U.S. Patent Office, arguing in 1899 for the closure of his department. It seems he was wrong. The U.S. Patent Office is still busy. And the Web is full of inven
The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation is part of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Invention Dimesion is another program funded by the Lemelson Foundation; this one administered by MIT's Department of Engineering.
"Where kids learn to invent and invent to learn.
From the inventor of the high-frequency alternator (Ernst Alexanderson) to the inventor of the cathode-ray tube (Vladimir Zworykin), this Web site lists all inductees into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in alphabetical order.
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