Inventors and Inventions - Fact Sheets - Christchurch City Libraries
- A collection of fact sheets about inventors and their inventions.
- http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Kids/Inventions/

History of Fireworks
- Explains how they developed from the original Chinese invention.
- http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/independence/historyfireworks.htm

Reinvent the Past: Famous Inventions
- Find out how the airplane, automobile, light bulb, telegraph, and bifocal glasses came into existence in this Thinkquest Junior site.
- http://library.thinkquest.org/J002039F/

Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions
- Virtual museum includes photographs and brief descriptions of the tools of a bygone era.
- http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/home.htm

Totally Absurd Inventions
- From the tricycle lawn mower to the diaper alarm, read about some of the strangest patents ever applied for.
- http://totallyabsurd.com/