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An illustrated history of timekeeping from ancient times to the present, by NIST
An online museum dedicated to world's fair history, architecture, and memorabilia.
Resources on the world's fairs held from 1876 to 1916 focusing on how they shaped American culture by presenting idealized visions of the past and future that often ignored minority viewpoints.
Database of notes written and researched by mailing members pertaining to various forms of media and communications devices throughout history.
Online texts of historical documents relating to the history of the steam engine.
A description of various methods of producing synthetic speech experimented with between 1770 and 1970. Includes auditory illustrations.
Summary with links to related articles.
Illustrated article on the engineering enterprise of the Roman engineer. Includes aqueducts, pipes, valves, and pumps.
Radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. Features transcripts for every episode heard since the show's inception in 1988.
Chronicle many of the events, inventions, and notable persons that made radio what it is, and asks if lessons learned from this history can be applied to the Internet today.
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History
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