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This page from the Franklin Institute site, describes the inventions and discoveries of Ben Franklin. It includes links to images of his well known inventions like his bifocals.
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Read about the history of the Steam engine from this book by Robert H. Thurston. This was originally published in 1878.
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From the Fine English China company site, learn about the history of making this tableware.
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From the Plummer.com web site, take a look at the history of plumbing in America.
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This machine was the first device that could produce not only sounds of speech but also whole words and sentences. This is the Wikipedia website entry.
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This interesting page on Wikipedia contains information about "magic lanterns", the first image projectors.
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This fireplace was invented by Count Rumford, learn about it from Jim Buckley.
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This site is dedicated to the steam engine. Learn about how and when it was invented and who improved upon it.
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This is a site containing notes from a lecture on the Industrial Revolution, in outline form.
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Lectures on The Industrial Revolution in England by Arnold Toynbee (1884).
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In this article by Theodore R. Hazen you will learn how the flour mills in America became automated. Its main focus is on Oliver Evans and his innovations in milling practices.
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Read about the founder of the American textile industry, and America's textile industry.
