• Popular Mechanics: Top 17 Science-Fiction-Themed Pinball Machines
  Today, pinball may seem like a harmless, all-American pastime. But the game's history — from its rebellious roots to its nerdy present — is more bizarre than most people would imagine.

• Classic Pinball
  Kevin McHugh from Classic Pinball in NJ shows many different pinball games in this video.
  
  
• Russ Jensen's Pinball History Page
  A website featuring articles on the fascinating history of the wonderful amusement device  known as the "pinball machine." Topics include: Evolution of the Bumper, The Evolution of the Flipper, Pingames and Gambling, and Pinball Dating. (Year the pinball machine was manufactured)  Mr. Jensen passed away in 2007.
  
  
• Pinball history and information
  Taru Hartikka's website from Finland contains her notes translated into English on pinball history and the games evolution.


• Pre-War Pinball 
  A website devoted to the collecting and restoring of pre-1948 pinball machines known as flipperless pinball.
  
  
• The History of Pinball
  In 1871, British inventor, Montegue Redgrave was granted US Patent #115,357 for his "Improvements in Bagatelle".
  
  
• Rediscovering the Classic American Game of Pinball
  If you haven't played pinball in a while, it's time to find a local arcade that still has a sense of history, fish out some quarters, and get ready for seriously good times.
  
  
• Pinnovations
  Terry Cumming’s pinball website, featuring historians, nostalgia, people and manufacturers, pinball and WW2, old photos of games and arcades; All aboard the 1930s Genco train!
  
  
•  Pinball Hall of Fame
  Tim Arnold of the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas gives an oral history of the pinball machine’s innovation and manufacturing. The interview was shot at Tim’s Pinball Hall of Fame in 2007.
  
  
• The History of Pinball
  A website featuring the history of pinball in America from 1930 to 2005.
  
  
• The Pinball Story by Paul Dean 
  A gamer’s website with a special section devoted to the history of the “silver ball”.
  
  
• The Penny Arcade
  This website by Wayne Namerow features historic examples of pinball and arcade machines.
  
  
• Popular Mechanics
  Top 8 Most Innovative Pinball Machines of All Time
  

Internet Podcasts

The Silverball Podcast
Rob Craig and Steve Rothschild host The Silverball Podcast, covering topics for collectors and enthusiasts of pinball and coin-op video games.

TOPcast - This Old Pinball's Online Podcast
Clay Harrell interviews the people who are the movers and shakers of the pinball industry: artists, authors, collectors, designers, historians, manufacturers and software programmers. The website offers free downloads of past shows. 

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