[sotd] Inventing Modern America [June 22, 2011]

        Site of the Day for Wednesday, June 22, 2011

        Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse

Today's site, an exhibit based on a publication from the Lemelson-MIT
[Massachusetts Institute of Technology] Program, offers a look at some of the
inventors whose work improved lives and helped forge the structure of modern 
life.
Gentle Subscribers will discover a fascinating glimpse into the world of a 
selected
group of these pioneering thinkers.

"Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse celebrates the best 
of
American ingenuity and inventiveness. In-depth profiles of ... inventors tell 
the
often surprising stories of the creation of everyday objects, from Kevlar and 
the
personal computer to the pacemaker. This site explores the life and work of 
five of
these intriguing innovators." - from the website

Designed to showcase the featured inventors by focusing on some of their
outstanding characteristics, the exhibit offers biographical sketches, along 
with
interview transcripts and video clips. From the know-how of Thomas Fogarty, 
creator
of the surgical instrument, the balloon catheter, to the insight of Stephanie
Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar, these brief introductions capture the spirit of a
creative imagination harnessed to a scientific mind. In addition, the exhibit
includes two interesting games -- "Which (Discovery) Came First?" and "Invention
Connection".

Cruise over to the site to explore the inventors and their inventions at:

http://www.mit.edu/afs/athena/org/i/invent/www/ima/index.html

  A.M. Holm
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