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Read biographies, play games, watch interviews and video clips at Biography.com. Check out our Born On This Day, Deathiversary, and Black History sections. Visit The Biography Channel for great TV shows like BIOGRAPHY, Notorious, I Survived..., and ...

The Lemelson Center is dedicated to exploring invention in history and encouraging inventive creativity in young people. The Center is part of the Smithsonian Institutions? National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. (invention, inno...

The home page for the American Memory Historical Collections from the Library of Congress. American Memory provides free access to historical images, maps, sound recordings, and motion pictures that document the American experience. American Memory o...

For the student or professional - famous inventors and inventions - history timelines - patents trademarks and copyrights - manufacturing resources - interviews with successful inventors - understanding the business of how to sell or license your new...

U.S. National Park Service - Experience Your America

Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the phonograph, the incandescent light bulb, and many other devices that make our lives fuller and simpler, was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. The Edison Birthplace Museum features a collection of rare Edisonia, i...