Storynory
The Boy Who Flew Too High
Young readers won't fly too close to the sun after reading an engaging retelling of the story of Icarus, Daedalus, and their ill-fated wings. Class members use a written transcript to follow along to an audio reading of "The Boy Who Flew...
Smithsonian Institution
Lemelson Center: Art Fry's Invention Has a Way of Sticking Around
Learn interesting details about Art Fry, who in 1974 invented the Post-it note.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Student Inventors Dream Up a Better Wheelchair
High school engineering students describe their award-winning invention.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Thoreau's Pencils: Thoreau the Inventor
From the Engines of Our Ingenuity website at the University of Houston, this interesting web page provides information about Thoreau's innovations in the world of pencils. The site describes Thoreau's work in the family pencil company....
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Age of Wonder
An interview with Richard Holmes, author of 'The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. [25:21]
Backstory Radio
Backstory Radio: Climate Control: A History of Heating and Cooling
BackStory Radio episode in which the American history guys explore the far-reaching effects of air-conditioning, from architecture and leisure to politics and demography. Audio is provided in segments; no transcript provided.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Morning Edition: Present at the Creation: The Hamburger
Where did the hamburger come from? How has it become such an icon and staple of American life? "Present at the Creation," explores these questions and gives us a variety of possible answers.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Trying to Energize the Push for a Smart Grid
Can the country build an electrical system that can better adapt to a range of changing conditions?
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