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The Ant Farm is essentially a colony of ants enclosed between two panes of glass. The children's product was invented around 1929 and patented in 1931 by Frank Eugene Austin, an inventor and professor at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Austin included painted or wooden scenes of palaces, farms, and other settings above the ground level. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1608x941, 707 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Formicarium Ant Farm Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1608x941, 707 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Formicarium Ant Farm Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Ants are one of the most successful groups of insects in the animal kingdom. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... An inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or software devices or methods. ... A professor giving a lecture The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... The Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College is one of the oldest professional schools of engineering in the USA. Founded in 1867 after a donation by General Sylvanus Thayer, the School comprises both the Undergraduate Department of Engineering Sciences at Dartmouth and a graduate professional school in engineering. ... Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... Dartmouth Colleges Baker Memorial Library is a prominent feature at the center of Hanover Located on the Connecticut River in the state of New Hampshire, United States, Hanover has a population of 10,850. ...


The best-known ant farms are examples of Uncle Milton's Ant Farm, for which the ants are sent to the Ant Farm's purchaser through the mail, upon receipt of the coupon enclosed with the Farm. The educational toy is still made by Uncle Milton Industries, Inc. in Westlake Village, California, which owns the brand name Ant Farm. (The company has expanded into creating habitats for other creatures as well.) Westlake Village is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ...


The company was founded by Milton Levine. The Ant Farm was developed in 1956 and sold for $2.98. Current president of the company is Steven Levine, Milton's son. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


External links

  • Kenneth C. Cramer, "Notes from the Special Collections: The Austin Ant House," Dartmouth College Library Bulletin</A> (April 1993).
  • Ant Farms Ant Farm information, tips, product reviews and more

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