Inventor Labs
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{{Short description|CD-ROM software from Houghton Mifflin Interactive and Red Hill Studios}}
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| name = Inventor Labs
| developer = Houghton Mifflin Interactive
Red Hill Studios
| released = 1996
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Inventor Labs is a CD-ROM software from Houghton Mifflin Interactive and Red Hill Studios.
Summary
The CD has a virtual tour through three of the most famous science labs ever: the workshops of Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and James Watt.{{cite web|first=James|last=Coates|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1996/07/08/netscape-pack-plugs-in-users-to-the-power-of-the-web/e07377fc-56fb-42f2-8889-e615a59d51ba/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417122256/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1996/07/08/netscape-pack-plugs-in-users-to-the-power-of-the-web/e07377fc-56fb-42f2-8889-e615a59d51ba/|title=Netscape plugs in users to the power of the web|newspaper=The Washington Post|archivedate=April 17, 2025|date=July 8, 1996|accessdate=April 17, 2025|url-status=live}}
Development
Inventor Labs was developed by Red Hill Studios, a company founded in 1991.{{cite web|url=http://www.redhillstudios.com/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970103010951/http://www.redhillstudios.com:80/index.html|title=About|website=Red Hill Studios|archivedate=January 3, 1997|accessdate=April 17, 2025}}
Reception
CNET said "Combining an interactive look at science history with an eye to the future, this virtual tour will be as much fun for kids as their first magnifying glass".{{cite web|first=Peter|last=Scisco|url=http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0%2C50%2C465%2C00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19961222183734/http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0,50,465,00.html|title=InventorLabs|website=CNET|archivedate=December 22, 1996|accessdate=April 17, 2025}} New York Daily News gave Inventor Labs a score of 2 out of 4.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/155970508/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925130802/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/155970508/|title=ABC's of high-sci|newspaper=New York Daily News|page=552|archivedate=September 25, 2024|date=October 20, 1996|accessdate=April 17, 2025|via=Newspapers.com|url-status=live}}
Publishers Weekly said "Though the science here is solid, kids will likely seek out something more entertaining".{{cite web|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA18808292&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=232a5fd3|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417083408/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA18808292&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=232a5fd3|title=Inventor Labs|magazine=Publishers Weekly|archivedate=April 17, 2025|date=October 28, 1996|accessdate=April 17, 2025|via=Gale Research|url-status=live}}
The CD-ROM won a Gold Invision Award for Best Young Adult Title.{{cite web|url=http://newmedia.com/Invision/winners/Inventor.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970417025321/http://newmedia.com/Invision/winners/Inventor.html|title=Inventor Labs |website=NewMedia|archivedate=April 17, 1997|accessdate=April 17, 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hminet.com/home/company/news/invision.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970222213752/http://www.hminet.com/home/company/news/invision.html|title=News|website=Houghton Mifflin Interactive|archivedate=February 22, 1997|date=June 4, 1996|accessdate=April 17, 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/19970103010936/http://www.redhillstudios.com/invent/invent.html}} (archived)
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