Inventors and Inventions
A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics
Progress in science and technology has an impact on our everyday lives. This topic covers Kiwi ingenuity, inventions, biographies of famous inventors, timelines, discoveries, patents, and awards for cutting edge research. SCIS no. 1808299
Inventor, Frank Cresswell - Photograph taken by Greg King
Alexander Turnbull Library
Invercargill's inventors - roadside Stories
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
New Zealand inventor Glenn Martin tests his jetpack invention.
Glenn Martin's jetpack
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Britten - backyard visionary
A documentary about Kiwi inventor John Britten’s creation of a revolutionary motorcycle.
NZ On Screen
Paratene Ngata of the Ngāti Porou tribe (left) is weaving a hīnaki ( Māori eel trap).
Making a hīnaki
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Image of New Zealand inventor Bill Hamilton, who developed the modern jet boat.
Bill Hamilton
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Biography of New Zealand inventor Ernest Robert Godward.
Godward, Ernest Robert
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Richard Pearse's fantastic flying machine
Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Early Māori invention – the kopa
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New Zealander Peter Lynn is famous for his kite making since 1973. This is his giant kite in the shape of a cat.
Soft kites
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New Zealand surgeon Archibald Hector McIndoe was famous for his pioneering treatment of burn victims during World War Two.
Archibald McIndoe
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Photograph of woman inventor Norma McCulloch autographing her book ‘Deep Freezing.’
Norma Doris McCulloch
Palmerston North City Library
Alfred William Gallagher
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Anna Pavlova and her baked namesake
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Portrait of Bruce McLaren in his Cooper-Climax race car at Ardmore Aerodrome Racetrack, South Auckland
Alexander Turnbull Library
Biography of New Zealand scientist Elsa Kidson.
Kidson, Elsa Beatrice
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Alexander Bell and the telephone
Alexander Turnbull Library
New Zealander Truby King was the driving force behind the creation of the Plunket Society.
Truby King
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Paul Callaghan
Caricature of New Zealand physicist Paul Callaghan by Murray Webb.
Alexander Turnbull Library
The Edge - The Birth of Weta
NZ On Screen
40 Famous inventors
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Auckland bridge gets bungy
Alexander Turnbull Library
Top 10 inventors of all time
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Base isolators in the foundations of the Parliament Building
Alexander Turnbull Library
Kiwi ingenuity
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Nine inventions by talented New Zealanders
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Inventions and discoveries guide
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Private A J and Benghazi Burner
Alexander Turnbull Library
Jetpack flight offered on Trademe
Alexander Turnbull Library
10 Amazing inventions by women
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Henry Ford
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Let’s get inventing
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Spreadable butter
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Timeline of Thomas Edison
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A History of the world in 100 objects
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New Zealand inventor Colin Murdoch
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Inventors and inventions
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Topdressing at Ihumatao
Alexander Turnbull Library
Inventors and inventions quiz
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Science Facts
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New Zealand's strengths in biotechnology
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Ski planes on Tasman Glacier
Alexander Turnbull Library
The Wright brothers and the airplane
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Eleven kid inventors break down their greatest inventions
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15 lesson plans teaching the power of invention
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New inventions
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Tools and Simple Machines
DigitalNZ
Who really invented monopoly?
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10 women inventors who changed our lives
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How inventions change history
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Rocket Lab
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Inventions, patents and trademarks
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Sam Morgan
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Eco entrepreneurs
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Murdoch tranquilliser gun
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Changing Lives: The Omeo Story
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Flight
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