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Contents: 1. Inventor Biography Databases 2. Inventor Biography Websites 3. Recommended Books

Inventor Biography Databases:

SJPL Database — available to everyone in the Library and to SJ Library Card holders from anywhere:

Great for high school and up.

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Inventor Biography Websites:

Info on African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering. --- https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html

Browse inventors and inventions including pictures and brief descriptions and biographies. --- web.mit.edu/invent/i-archive.html

Info on people in the Inventors Hall. Entries include picture of inventor, if available; birthdate and death date; invention and patent; brief description of the invention and its impact; and brief biography of the inventor. --- www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp

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Recommended Books:

Select title for book's Library location and availability:

Info on scientific and technological developments that have occurred over the past 200 years. Invention entries include inventor, why he or she developed the object, description of the invention, and a discussion of its impact on society. If needed, see 1994 edition.