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CONTENT:
This site is a companion to Lemelson-MIT Program's 2001 book Inventing Modern America, from the Microwave to the Mouse. It features excerpts from the book, games, and video files.
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AESTHETICS:
This well-designed site is colorful and innovative. Roll your mouse over the keywords and get a glimpse of the links contents.
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ORGANIZATION:
The site is organized around five inventors. Visitors can access each part of the site from the front page image map or the bottom navigation bar.
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REVIEW:
This site promotes the book Inventing Modern America and offers information on the Lemelson-MIT Program, but there is enough information here to make a visit worth your time. The book and the site "celebrate the best of American ingenuity and inventiveness". The Web site profiles an inventor who represents one of five characteristics (vision, perseverance, know-how, courage, and insight) of inventors. Featured inventors are Stephanie Kwolek (inventor of Kevlar), Thomas Fogarty (the balloon catheter), Ashok Gadgil (a UV water disinfecting system), Doug Engelbart (a graphic computer system), Paul MacCready (a human-powered airplane). The profiles include facts, biographies, pictures and diagrams of inventions, patent lists, interviews, and videos. There is also a link to quick facts from the book, invention-related games such as Invention Connection and Which Came First?, and links and resources for further study.
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Reviewed by Hazel Jobe
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1/22/2002
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