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	Building Big URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/ ODP description: 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. Page title: BUILDING BIG: Home Page
	A Walk Through Time URL: http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html ODP description: Evolution of timekeeping through the centuries. Page description: An illustrated history of timekeeping from ancient times to the present
	The Engines of Our Ingenuity URL: http://www.uh.edu/engines/ ODP description: Radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. Features transcripts for every episode heard since the show's inception in 1988. Page title: The Engines of Our Ingenuity: Main Page Page description: The Engines of Our Ingenuity, radio program
	Recording Technology History URL: http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/recording/notes.html ODP description: Discusses early people and items used to make early audio and video devices from the first record players to digital television. Includes additional resource links.
	ExpoMuseum URL: http://www.expomuseum.com/ ODP description: An online museum dedicated to world's fair history, architecture, and memorabilia. Page title: ExpoMuseum - The World's Fair Museum
	Wolfgang von Kempelen's Speaking Machine and its Successors URL: http://www.ling.su.se/staff/hartmut/kemplne.htm ODP description: A description of various methods of producing synthetic speech experimented with between 1770 and 1970. Includes auditory illustrations. Page title: History of speech synthesis, 1770 - 1970 Page description: A description of vaious methods of producing synthetic speech in use since the 18th century. Includes auditory illustrations.
	History of the IBM Typewriter URL: http://www.etypewriters.com/history.htm ODP description: Timeline with images of each model Page description: History of the IBM Typewriters, Selectrics and Lexmark Wheelwriters
	It'll Never Work! URL: http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/neverwrk.htm ODP description: Negative comments about new scientific and technological ideas.
	The Steam Engine Library URL: http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/ ODP description: Online texts of historical documents relating to the history of the steam engine. Page title: Steam Engine Library
	Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary - 1881 URL: http://www.princetonimaging.com/library/mechanical-dictionary/index.html ODP description: 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. Page title: Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary 1881 Edition
	ThinkQuest - The Evolution of Communication URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/26451/ ODP description: Traces the development of verbal and non-verbal communication through human history, from prehistoric cave drawings to satellite broadcast. Page title: Welcome to 'Reaching Out: The Evolution Of Communication' Page description: Reaching Out: The Evolution Of Communication -- Everything about communication you'll find in this online source!! An ThinkQuest entry made by students.
	Gizmohighway URL: http://www.gizmohighway.com/ ODP description: Technology guide looking at the past, present and future of technology and gadgets. Page title: Gizmo Highway - Online Technology Guide - home Page description: GizmoHighway is the one stop place for technology information, reviews and news.
	ThinkQuest: Greatest Inventions Timeline URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/C002942/timeline/index.shtml ODP description: Covers a number of popular inventions through history from the 15th to the 20th century. Page title: Greatest Inventions - The Evolution of Man through History
	Alex den Ouden URL: http://www.alexdenouden.nl/ ODP description: Books, articles and consultancy on industrial archaeology and the history of technology, engineering and metallurgy. Text in Dutch and English. Page title: Alex den Ouden - Oude techniek en werktuigbouw - Historical technology and engineering
	History of Refrigeration URL: http://www.rogersrefrig.com/history.html ODP description: Summary with links to related articles. Page title: History
	Westinghouse Heritage URL: http://www.westinghouse.com/timeline.html ODP description: A timeline that shows the inventions created by the company over the years like the light bulb and household appliances. Included are information about the founder, George Westinghouse, and world events during those periods. Requires Quicktime plugin. Page title: Westinghouse - Our Past
	Early Stages of Soviet and American Radio Broadcasting URL: http://www.zeltser.com/radio-history/ ODP description: Article explores early radio broadcasting efforts by the United States and the Soviet Union. Page title: Lenny Zeltser - Early Stages of Soviet and American Radio Broadcasting Page description: This paper explores early radio broadcasting efforts by the United States and the Soviet Union.
	Totalizator History URL: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~bconlon/ ODP description: The history of the invention of the world's first automatic totalizator in 1913 and its subsequent development. Mechanical computing on a commercial scale. Page title: Totalizator ( Totalisator ) History - A World's First - Index Page description: The invention of the world's first automatic totalisator by Sir George Julius in 1913 and some history of Automatic Totalisators the company he founded which became a world monopoly in this field.
	Time Warp URL: http://www.time-warp.org ODP description: Digital archive of 20th century technology. Page title: time-warp Archive of Vintage Technology Through the Decades Page description: Enter the time-warp. Witness the history of computers, calculators, antique radio, tube audio and video games-vintage technology of the 20th century.
	Selected Resources: History of Science and Technology URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/site/rqs.phtml?subject_id=118 ODP description: Collection of links categorised by subject. Provided by the University of Minnesota. Page title: University of Minnesota Libraries -- Specific Subjects