General Science Resources

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century Explore a list of the top 20 achievements, and learn how engineering shaped a century and changed the world.

Extreme Science "Ever wondered what the biggest, baddest and the best are in the natural world? Check out the gallery of world records in science and meet some of the way cool scientists who are out on the edge studying this stuff!"

How Stuff Works The title says it all!

Great Canadian Scientists

Inventions and Innovations

The Great Idea Finder is a place to explore the exciting world of innovation. Whether you're a student, teacher, writer, inventor, history buff, or just looking for innovative consumer products, you'll find things you can use here.

Invention Dimension Invention of the Week and many other invention related links and resources.

The
Wacky Patent of the Month is devoted to recognizing selected inventors and their remarkable and unconventional patented inventions.

freepatentsonline - includes a Crazy Patents section

Technology at Home From PBS Online How much time do you spend at your computer? How about listening to CDs or the radio? Watching TV? When was the last time you used a microwave oven? Try to imagine going through a day without these items. They all make use of technologies developed in the 20th century. This activity lets you go back through the century to find out when everyday items such as these first appeared in homes.

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