Rocks and minerals are great on their own, but they also turn into some pretty amazing stuff! An online lesson explains the different types of materials we get from rocks and minerals, including glass, plastic, and coins. An embedded...

Scholars take a journey through space with 16 eye-catching images. Along the way, learners read captions starting with the moon, then move onto asteroids, Mars, and Jupiter.

Jiskha.com offers a general overview of the history of computers and includes a variety of links to specific historical topics.

This site provides a the history of computing devices, software, computer companies and biographies.

The Great Idea Finder offers a timeline of the history of computers. Each innovation and invention is also click-able for more information.

This site chronicles the history of International Business Machines including exhibits, documents, and multimedia.

This companion website for acclaimed PBS series "Triumph of the Nerds" explores the history of the computer, tracing the progression of computing technologies from the abacus to the World Wide Web.

A brief history of the internet, written by those who were involved in the development evolution of the Internet. This history revolves around four distinct aspects: the technological evolution, operations and management aspect of a...

This site chronicles the innovations in computer technology including computer hardware, computer software and computer advertising.

This site presents an interactive timeline of computer development from 1939 through 1994. Upon selecting a year, the site presents all of the major computer hardware and software developments that occurred during that year.

Exhibit documenting the important advances in hardware and software that made computer chess a reality.

Computers are ubiquitous today. Step back in time and meet some of the early inventors of precursors to computers, and of the first computers.

The software industry is a major part of the world economy. This site traces the relatively short history of the software industry, from the 1950s through the 1980s.

This time line shows the development of computing from Schlckard's 1623 Calculating Clock to the launch of Microsoft Windows 95.

The Apple Museum provides in depth information on the history of the Apple company and its products. Contributing to this information are articles written in reference to the company and/or its products. Code names, video clips, specs...

Computers are one of the top 20 engineering innovations of the 20th century. Read the history behind this great invention.

The origin of the Internet can be traced back to the ARPANET project allowing scientists to share information between computers. As the popularity grew advancements were made in usability. This site provides a glimpse into the...

See the amazing abilities of computer technology at work! Digitally reconstructed are two ancient Greek structures: The Acropolis and The Delight of Re. View computerized renderings of what these buildings would have looked like in...

This site contains a tutorial which includes an overview of viruses, types of viruses, the history of viruses, and virus prevention.

The IBM 1401 Data Processing System was IBM's first affordable general-purpose computer. It was introduced in 1959 and was IBM's first computer to sell over 10,000 units. This site describes the history of the 1401, the technology that...

This site includes a variety of exhibits, an artifact repository, special events and publications.

This page is the companion website to the PBS television special, Triumph of the Nerds. Coverage includes a history of the computer, a who's who, and a television transcript.

This site from the Nobel Foundation provides detailed information on how the transistor works. The site provides illustrations and animations to help clarify the concepts presented.

Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) introduced the PDP-1 in 1959. It represented a radical shift in the philosophy of computer design. This site presents the history of the PDP-1, the people that worked on the PDP-1 project, how the...