It was a different world back then. An exploration of the technology Twain refers to in his novel, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Medieval Technology Pages - Medieval technology and various inventions and developments involving everyday life in the Middle Ages. The Newcomen Society - The world's oldest learned society devoted to the history of engineering and technology. Once considered for civil engineering applications.
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Includes links to biographies and a complete bibliography. The Sparks Telegraph Key Review - An interactive historical and pictorial review of the telegraph and wireless radio. Includes hundreds of pictures of telegraph keys and inventors. Technology Chronology - Dates and descriptions of some important events in the history of technology, from prehistory through modern times. Technology History - Miscellaneous links to technology topics.