"TECHNOLOGY AWARENESS"

Biography Resource Center
NYPL Library Card Required for Access The Biography Resource Center is a comprehensive database of biographical information on more than 150,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas (including inventors).

Building Big
Explore construction with David Macaulay.

Celebrating 100 Years of Flight
On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew a man powered aircraft for the first time. It wasn’t the first time man flew, and it certainly was not the last. Take off on a discovery of man’s attempts to fly. Presented by Scholastic.

Famous Hispanic Inventors
Biographies of famous latin or hispanic inventors from the latin world: Narciso Monturiol, Ellen Ochoa, Baruj Benacerraf, Carlos Finlay, Bernardo Houssay, Luis Federico Leloir, César Milstein, Severo Ochoa de Albornoz, Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Miguel Servet.

Invention Dimension
Read about the "inventor of the week" at this MIT site.

Inventors Museum
The "google" of invention sites - read more about women inventors, African-American inventors, colonial inventors and more.

National Inventors Hall of Fame
The National Inventors Hall of Fame celebrates the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of great inventors.

Robotics - sensing-thinking-acting
Learn everything that goes on behind the design and operation of robots, in this wonderful online exhibit.

SodaConstructor
Create a model out of digital soda straws and animate it.

The Top Ten African American Inventors
Throughout history, African Americans have invented some important and fun devices. Read about ten examples of men and women and see what they invented. Presented by Scholastic.

Women Inventors
Read biographies of famous female inventors, like Mary Anderson who invented the windshield wiper

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Many people see technology as a solution to some of the problems that exist on our planet. It’s true that technology can be used for good, but with new developments come new challenges issues. The digital divide is one such issue, one that people are actively trying to overcome. Telecentres aim to bridge the digital divide by providing people access and knowledge about information technologies. A global telecentre movement is growing right now. Unfortunately, even where computer facilities are readily available, the digital divide persists—even in the world's most wealthy countries, access to the latest and most beneficial technologies is limited for those in rural areas and people with disabilities.