History of Physics and Astronomy

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• General Guides
• History of Physics
• History of Astronomy & Space Exploration
• History of Mathematics
• Online Archives, Museums and Exhibits
• Giants: Scientists of the Past & Present

General Guides

• Center for History of Physics
  by AIP (Excellent!)
• Physics Timeline: -585 to 1999
• History of Science, Technology and Medicine - WWW Virtual Library:
• ICOS
  International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences
• SI Base Units
  Historical context of the SI base units
• A Walk though Time
  A descriptive look at the history of timekeeping from ancient to modern methods
• History and Philosophy of Physics
  Research activities, meetings, essays, databases in history and philosophy of physics. A section is dedicated to the history of physics in Italy.

History of Physics

• CERN Historical and Scientific Archives
• The Nobel Foundation
• Nobel Prize in Physics: 1998 -1901
• The Bruce Medalists
  Brief biographies of astronomers awarded the Bruce medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, many with portraits.
• NIST Searchable Bibliography on the Fundamental Constants
• Office of Human Radiation Experiments
• The X-Ray Century
• A-Bomb Museum - Japan

History of Astronomy & Space Exploration

• History of NASA
• NASA Kennedy Space Center Historical Archive
• Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics
• The Northern Lights Planetarium - Norway

History of Mathematics

• History of Mathematics

Online Archives, Museums and Exhibits

• Werner Heisenberg and the Uncertainty Principle
  An online account of Heisenberg's life and work, Center for History of Physics, AIP
• The Yahoo List of Science Museums and Exhibits
• The Science Museum, London
• The Physics Museum at the University of Queensland
• History of Science Museum - Florence, Italy
• The Franklin Museum - Philadelphia
• Lawrence Hall of Science
• Museum of Science, Boston
• Exploratorium - San Francisco
• California Academy of Science
• IEEE Center for the History of Electrical Engineering
• Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide
• National Science Education Standards
• Hellinomnimon
  Digital Library of Greek Philosophical and Scientific Books (1600-1821)
• Frequency Control
  Includes full length papers on the history of atomic and quartz clocks.
• American Museum of Science and Energy
• Arizona Science Center
• Bradbury Museum
• National Atomic Museum
• Brookhaven National Laboratory Science Museum
• Carnegie Science Center
• Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science and Technology
• Exploratorium: ExploraNet
• The Franklin Institute Science Museum
• Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley
• Maryland Science Center
• Miami Museum of Science
• Montshire Museum of Science
• Museum of Science, Boston
• National Science Center
• New York Hall of Science
• Ocean Planet - National Museum of Natural History
• ODYSSEY Science Center
• Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
• Science for the Millennium
• Science Learning Network: Home
• Science Room
• Smithsonian Institution
• St. Louis Science Center
• Xplore Science

Giants: Scientists of the Past & Present

• Biography
• 4000 Years of Women in Science
• The Hypatia Institute
  A website dedicated to gender equity for women in physics with science history links, science poetry, how to find a supportive physics dept., grade your physics dept., telementoring links, career advice, surveys, and news.
• Mathematicians of the African Diaspora
  Everything connecting mathematics and Blacks from Africa. Subsidary sites in Physics and Computer Science are under construction.
• George Eastman and his Development of Kodak Equipment
• Albert Einstein
• The Einstein Papers Project
• Benjamin Franklin
• The Galileo Project
  Albert Van Helden, Rice Univ
• Nikola Tesla
• Marie Curie
• Henri Poincare
• Niels Bohr
• Wave Mechanics; Prince Louis de Broglie
• Louis Pasteur
• Isaac Asimov Home Page
• Leo Szilard Online
  Leo Szilard (1898-1964). Physicist, biophysicist, and "scientist of conscience."
• Werner Heisenberg and the Uncertainty Principle
  An online account of Heisenberg's life and work, Center for History of Physics, AIP
• Newton's Universe
  A collection of biographies of scientists and mathematicians plus some useful related links