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A Mathematical Theory of Communication by Claude E. Shannon
Alaska Midland Railroad
American Business and Technological History
American Experience: The Telephone

A web presence for the American Experience's documentary about the telephone. Online resources include capsules on Alexander Graham Bell, Elisha Gray, Thomas Alva Edison, Thomas A. Watson and their relationship to the development of the telephone; accounts of significant events in the development of the telephone; and gallery of phones from different eras. The site also has a more general "Technology Timeline," a page devoted to forgotten inventors, and links to other American Experience sites.

Anatomical Travelogue
Apple History.com
Arabic Numerals
Artificial Head (audio) Technology
Aztec Calendar: Math and Design
BBC - WW2 People's War

The People's War website is produced by the BBC and accompanies their large amount of historically-oriented content. Visitors can read stories submitted by others, or register and submit their own story. There is a research desk with starting points and guides to researching familiy history, and there are related discussion boards that are very active. Also featured are articles that outline the major activities of the War, and suggested activities for educational projects in addition to the thousands of personal stories.

Bell Labs Innovations History
Beyond Discovery(TM): The Path from Research to Human Benefit

Beyond discovery is a site that analyzes modern events through the lens of scientific discoveries of the past. The purpose is to show that basic advances lead to unforeseeable developments in the future. For example, one of the articles examines how game theory has influenced government-run electromagnetic spectrum auctions. While the earliest game theorists may not have guessed this application of their work, modern observers can see the wide impact of past discoveries. The site offers more than twenty articles in English and as many as five other languages.

Blue Sky Rangers: The History of Intellivision
Boeing - History
Boeing Celebrates Apollo 11 30th Anniversary
Bridges

Great Buildings Online provides images and information on a selection of famous bridges world-wide.

Brief History of AT&T
Brief History of Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Brief History of the American Candy Bar
Brief History of the Internet
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