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Physicists
 Websites presented in alphabetical order A. Einstein: Image and Impact 
 "This [Albert] Einstein exhibit contains many pictures, cartoons, voice clips, and essays on Einstein's work on special relativity, [and] Brownian motion." Includes a chronology and a bibliography, information on Einstein's political life, and links to related resources. Also available in Spanish. From the American Institute of Physics. http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/ Topics: Mathematics, Physics Last updated Jun 13, 2005 Albert Einstein and the World Year of Physics 2005
This site commemorates 2005 as the "the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's 'miraculous year.' In 1905 he published three seminal papers describing ideas that have since influenced all of modern physics." It provides links to websites about Einstein, his theories, and related material. Also includes a brief bibliography. From the Arts and Sciences Libraries of the State University of New York at Buffalo. http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/exhibits/einstein/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Physics Last updated Jan 23, 2007 Albert Einstein Archives
This site provides information regarding Einstein's contributions as a scientist, humanist, and Jew. It includes a timeline of key events during his life, a bibliography of primary and secondary literature, links to other sites, and a description of the archive's text and multimedia resources. The "Einstein for Kids" section reproduces some of Einstein's letters to and from children as well as other correspondence. http://www.albert-einstein.org/ Topics: Correspondence, Mathematics, Physics Last updated Jan 27, 2005 Albert Einstein Online
This site is a large list of links to sites devoted to Einstein. These cover such topics as his life, quotes, and photographs as well as detailed information on his work. There are quite a few dead and moved links. http://www.westegg.com/einstein/ Topics: Notable People, Physics Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Breaking Through: A Century of Physics at Berkeley
This exhibit "tells the story of physics at [the University of California] Berkeley, 1868-1968. ... [C]onsider the results — scientists who made a machine to smash the atom, built a bomb that ended World War II, fought to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and won 7 Nobel Prizes in 19 years." Features annotated photographs, lecture notes, letters, video clips, and more. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/physics/ Topics: California: Education, California: History, Photograph Collections: History, Physics Last updated Jul 6, 2006 Clifford Glenwood Shull Collection
This is a "full-text digital archive of Clifford Glenwood Shull, 1937 graduate of Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University) and winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics. Shull's pioneering work with Ernie Wollan in neutron scattering while a physicist at Oak Ridge ... led to his Nobel Prize." Search the collection, or explore the scope and content notes. Includes a biography and related links. Maintained by Jennie Benford, University/Heinz Archivist, Carnegie Mellon University. http://diva.library.cmu.edu/Shull/ Topics: Notable People, Physics Last updated Aug 20, 2008 Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
Profiles of nearly 90 20th-century women "who have made original and important contributions to physics" before 1976. Includes "descriptions of some important work they have done and also biographical information regarding their lives, work, [and] achievements." Searchable, and browsable by field of study. Includes writings, an annotated gallery of photographs, and a collection of quotes. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://cwp.library.ucla.edu/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Physics Last updated Dec 6, 2005 Copenhagen
Companion site for the PBS/Community Television of Southern California (KCET) production of Michael Frayn's play Copenhagen, which is concerned with a mysterious 1941 meeting of physicists Neils Bohr and Werner Heisenberg. The website has background material on the two scientists and Bohr's wife, Margrethe; a glossary of scientific terms used in the play; a timeline of the relevant physics history; and links to additional resources. http://www.pbs.org/hollywoodpresents/copenhagen/ Topics: Performing Arts, Physics Last updated Jan 3, 2009 The Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection
"Comprising nearly 1,700 flutes and other instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute, the Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection draws its holdings from all over the world." The site includes images and information about five noteworthy flutes, flute misnomers, selected images from the collection, and a brief Miller biography. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/dcmhtml/ Topics: Musical Genres, Physics Last updated Apr 13, 2004 The Discovery of the Electron
A clear, easy-to-understand history of Thomson's work. Included are descriptions of the experiments from 1897 that explored theories of this particle and the subsequent hypotheses. There are related links, suggested readings, and a brief biography. From the American Institute of Physics at Princeton. http://www.aip.org/history/electron/ Topics: Notable People, Physics Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Edward Teller, Ph.D.
This site features a biography and a 1990 interview with Edward Teller, "Father of the Hydrogen Bomb." It includes video and audio clips from the interview. From the Academy of Achievement. http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/tel0int-1 Topics: Notable People, Physics, Weapons Last updated Sep 14, 2006 Einstein
This online version of an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, highlights the life, scientific discoveries, and humanitarian activities of Albert Einstein. http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/einstein/ Topics: Mathematics, Notable People, Physics Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Einstein and Yeshiva University: "Love For the Spiritual and the Moral"
This online exhibit traces Albert Einstein's relationship with Yeshiva University (New York) from 1933 through 1955. "Einstein agreed in 1953 for the first and only time in his life to lend his name to an institution of higher education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the medical school of Yeshiva University." Contains a written history, photographs, and a timeline. From Yeshiva University Libraries. http://www.yu.edu/libraries/digital_library/einstein/ Topics: Mathematics, Notable People, Physics Last updated Feb 18, 2006 Einstein Archives Online
"The first online access to Albert Einstein’s scientific and non-scientific manuscripts held by the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and to an extensive Archival Database, constituting the material record of one of the most influential intellects in the modern era." The Finding Aid includes "Einstein's Biographical Timeline." A joint project of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the California Institute of Technology. http://alberteinstein.info/ Topics: Archives, Mathematics, Notable People, Physics Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Emilio Sergè Visual Archives
This searchable collection of photographs and other visual materials "focuses on American physicists and astronomers of the twentieth century, but includes many scientists in Europe and elsewhere, in other fields related to physics, and in earlier times." Features "mini-exhibits" on a number of scientists, including Marie Curie, Enrico Fermi, Albert Einstein, and Niels Bohr. From the American Institute of Physics. http://photos.aip.org/ Topics: Notable People, Physics, Science, Science Last updated Jun 5, 2007 Galileo Galilei's Notes on Motion
Galileo's manuscript Ms. Gal. 72 is important for the study of the transition from Aristotelian to classical physics. This electronic publication contains notes, calculations, drawings, and drafts related to theorems and problems on motion and mechanics covering more than 40 years and eventually published in his final work on mechanics, the "Discorsi" of 1638. Included are English translations of the Propositions of the "Discorsi." http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/Galileo_Prototype/ Topics: Mathematics, Notable People, Physics Last updated May 24, 2005 The Galileo Project
This site looks at the life and works of Galileo Galilei, mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. Features a biography, including patrons, theories, and inventions; timelines; portraits of Galileo and other scientists; brief biographies of his contemporaries; figures in the Catholic Church that played a role in the Inquisition; a glossary, bibliography, maps, lesson plans, and related links. Searchable. From Rice University, Houston, Texas. http://galileo.rice.edu/ Topics: Christianity, History By Place, Lesson Plans, Mathematics, Notable People, Physics Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
Companion site to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nova program that explores Galileo’s struggles to convince church authorities of the validity of his scientific discoveries. Also features a brief chronology of his life; articles on his experiments; an interactive section explaining his theories on falling objects, incline planes, and more; a directory of external links; a bibliography; and a teacher’s guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/galileo/ Topics: Mathematics, Notable People, Physics Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Lawrence and the Cyclotron
Exhibition about physicist Ernest Orlando Lawrence, whose "invention of the cyclotron, an accelerator of subatomic particles, won him the Nobel Prize in 1939." Features biographical information, photos, and information about topics such as Lawrence's development of the Radiation Laboratory (or "Rad Lab") in Berkeley, California, and science during the Cold War. Includes a bibliography and related links. From the American Institute of Physics. http://www.aip.org/history/lawrence/ Topics: Notable People, Photograph Collections, Physics Last updated Jan 26, 2005 A Life Dedicated to Science: Edward Teller
Site created on the occasion of the death of physicist Edward Teller in 2003. Features a timeline (highlighting his involvement in the development of the hydrogen bomb), a list of awards and degrees, photos, audio and video clips, and quotes by and about Teller. Also includes a bibliography and links to related sites (some links broken). From Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. https://publicaffairs.llnl.gov/news/teller_edward/teller_edward/teller_index.html Topics: Notable People, Physics Last updated Jan 4, 2008 Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity
This is a rich, detailed exhibit providing insight into the life and accomplishments of Marie Sklodowska Curie, who opened up the science of radioactivity, discovered the radioactive elements polonium and radium, won two Nobel prizes, and through her work ushered in a revolutionary era in medical research and treatment. http://www.aip.org/history/curie/ Topics: Notable People, Physics Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Niels Bohr Archive
The Tony Award-winning play Copenhagen has brought new attention to the famed 1941 meeting between Danish physicist Niels Bohr and his one-time protegé Werner Heisenberg. Was Heisenberg expressing qualms about building atomic weapons or pumping Bohr for information on the allies' efforts? This site contains all eleven documents, which have been translated into English, pertaining to this meeting. The archive's library maintains an online catalog; there are links to related sites. http://www.nba.nbi.dk/ Topics: Archives, Notable People, Physics Last updated Oct 2, 2004 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1971: Dennis Gabor
Background about Dennis Gabor, who was awarded the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his invention and development of the holographic method." Provides an autobiography and texts of Gabor's Nobel lecture, presentation speech, and banquet speech. Includes a link to a related article comparing and contrasting Gabor's hologram and 1908 Nobel physics prize winner Gabriel Lippman's "method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference." From the Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1971/ Topics: Notable People, Physics Last updated Feb 13, 2008 Physics Central: Learn How Your World Works
This site exists to "describe the latest research and the people who are doing it and, if you want more, where to go on the web." Features include a writer's gallery of physicists' essays and a question and answer service about how things work. Sections highlight news, pictures, and the careers of interesting scientists. Searchable. http://www.physicscentral.com/ Topics: Physics Last updated May 11, 2005 Professor Stephen W. Hawking
Official site of Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist and author of "A Brief History of Time." Includes biographical information, text of some of his lectures, disability resources and information about motor neuron disease, a glossary of physics terms, and a list of Hawking's publications on topics such as black holes and quantum cosmology. http://www.hawking.org.uk/ Topics: Astronomy, Notable People, Physics Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Quantum Physics Made Relatively Simple
"In 1999, legendary theoretical physicist Hans Bethe delivered three lectures on quantum theory to his neighbors at the Kendal of Ithaca retirement community (near Cornell University). Given by Professor Bethe at age 93, the lectures are presented here as QuickTime videos synchronized with slides of his talking points and archival material." Also includes an introduction, brief biography, and related material about this Nobel Prize-winner. From Cornell University. http://bethe.cornell.edu Topics: Physics Last updated Jul 26, 2005 Solid-State Physicist William Shockley
Short biography of Dr. William Shockley who, along with his colleagues John Bardeen and Walter Brattain, shared the 1956 Nobel Prize for physics for their work in the development of the transistor. Also discusses his highly controversial theories about genetics. http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/shockley.html Topics: Notable People, Physics, Technology Last updated Oct 2, 2004 |
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