I am trying to find 5-10 discoveries made in 1956.  Could include inventions, historical dates, etc.?
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The first computer hard disk used. The hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell. As a result of the joint research of Sherman and Smith, the Scotchgard™ Protector was launched in the marketplace. Secretary Bette Nesmith Graham invented "Mistake Out" later renamed, Liquid Paper. The first commercial videotape recorder is introduced. The device is intended for industrial applications, and it quickly revolutionizes the way television programming is produced. Norman Bier invents plastic contact lenses
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citationmachine.net\n\nthis site helps you site works for your project...I hope it helps!
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I would do a google search....maybe check out the library
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http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa080499.htm click d link to find what u r looking for.
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Ask friends and relatives if any of them have an old set of encyclopedias. They are just like time capsules and will have all the information you need.\n\nGood start would be to ask your grandparents. Encyclopedias are expensive so its not something they would throw away.
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Try this link it lists, inventions from 2000 onwards, pick off the list, as for the important people, try looking at presidents, prime ministers, sports people who have been prominent in last 6 years, try searching Yahoo news.
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http://www.findarticles.com
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I believe that to get the complete list, you might have to subscribe to Science Citation Index or something like that through ISI.  You can get partial recent lists from this link:\n\nhttp://www.sciencegateway.org/impact/
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go to wikipedia and search there... you can find all kinda stuffs over there...
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TRY WWW.EVERYHIT.COM\n\nIT HAS A MASSIVE LISTING GOING BACK TO 1955 TO THE PRESENT.
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Timeline for imaging technologies:\nhttp://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3753\n\nUltrasound was discovered in the 1950s:\nhttp://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3759\n\nHistory of X-Ray in a PowerPoint presentation\nhttp://physics.ramapo.edu/downloads/XrayHist.ppt\n\nA Century of Radiology:\nhttp://www.xray.hmc.psu.edu/rci/centennial.html\n\nAn excellent science-specific search engine (for the rest of your research, especially where journal abstracts are needed):\nhttp://www.scirus.com/
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http://citationmachine.net/ go there and it will make it for you. you just have to have the information! :)
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If you go onto "google.com" or "yahoo.com" and do a search on "5th grade Science Fair Projects", you will get many ideas.  Just pick the one you find most interesting.
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http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa020600h.htm
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Write it up and send it to a physics journal. You'd get credit for your discovery if it is valid. If it isn't, they'll let you know.
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Also try pinkmonkey and spark notes.  Often if you just do a search for each specific title you will find a great deal of information.\n\nGood luck with it.
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Try thinking history wise.  You could research items that were all made or discovered in the same year, that would be the thing in common.  Maybe shoelaces and toothpaste were discovered the same year, something like that, hope this helps