The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections has covered vast territory over the past decade, and doesn't show any signs of slowing up. This rather enticing offering brings together digital versions of publications about scientific research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as unique or valuable titles in science and technology held by the UW libraries. Visitors will enjoy the...

How does one build a better mousetrap? It's a recurring question that one might ask of many important objects and inventions. The folks at the Smithsonian American Art Museum are also quite curious about this subject, and they have created this online exhibition to look at a range of inventions patented in the nineteenth century. The remarkable models all come from the collection of Alan...

This electronic book, made available by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Center, is an enhancement to the original print version published in 1988. The book documents two centuries of technological development in the country, beginning with the aborigines, moving to agricultural expansion, and ending with large-scale research in science and technology. Five chapters cover specific...