Inventors and Inventions

If you need information for a school project or are interested in Inventors and Inventions, this is a great place to start! We have listed the following websites for your convenience.

• Invention Dimension

  Inventor of the Week, Games & Trivia, Inventor’s Handbook, Links & Resources, hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• American Inventors and Inventions

  A Smithsonian Institution site featuring Jonas Salk, Albert Einstein and other inventors and inventions.

• The National Inventors Hall of Fame

  A searchable database of inventors. Search by inventor, invention, or decade.

• Women Inventors

  Margaret Knight, Hedy Lamarr, and other female inventors featured in the National Women’s History Museum.

• The Top 10 African-American Inventors

  A Scholastic Publishing site for grades 3-4, featuring African-American inventors.

• New Jersey’s Famous Inventors and Innovations

  A July, 2011 list prepared by Innovation NJ, "a diverse coalition of business, higher education and government established to strengthen and enhance the culture of innovation in New Jersey."

• New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame

  A searchable list of NJ Inventors Hall of Fame members, 1989-present, hosted by Stevens Institute of Technology.

• "Motherlode of Invention: Leave it to the Garden State to make everyone’s life better."

  An article about NJ inventors from New Jersey Monthly (November 15, 2010)

• New Jersey Inventors and Technology

  A list of several New Jersey inventors and links to other sites. This site is “affiliated with the American Local History Network, Inc. (ALHN), and hosted by USGenNet, a nonprofit historical and genealogical Server.”

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Keep in mind that the Ocean County Library has a wonderful collection of books and materials on this subject as well. Visit one of our libraries or access our online catalog to view our collection. If you need further help contact your local librarian.