Browse History of Science Links

•  History of Science Overview

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•  As We May Think

  Influential 1945 article by Vannevar Bush published in Atlantic Monthly which urged that scientists should attempt to make more accessible their 'bewildering store of knowledge', to give them 'access to and command over the inherited knowledge of the ages', including a proposal for what is now known as hypertext.



•  The Galileo Project
  ... a collection of 631 detailed biographies on members of the scientific community during the 16th and 17th centuries with vital facts about each individual and their contributions to science.


•  American Institute of Physics - History of Physics
  ...an online history of the major branches of history including, time, light, gravitation, relativity, and biographies of many physicists


•  History of Astronomy
  Extensive index and collection of documents about the history of astronomy, including biographies of hundreds of astronomers.


•  History of Neuroscience
  Timeline charting breakthroughs and developments in the study of the anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of the nervous system from 4000 BC to present. Provides a bibliography of related resources and an interactive wordsearch puzzle citing famous neuroscientists throughout history.


•  Isaac Newton
  An account of key events in the life and work of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), focusing on his extensive contributions to the understanding of gravity and the field of mathematics.


•  People and Discoveries
  Searchable database of 120 entries about 20th century scientists and their stories and discoveries, divided into five main subject areas: physics and astronomy, human behaviour, medicine and health, earth and life sciences, and technology.


•  Selected Classic Papers from the History of Chemistry
  Collection of historical papers arranged alphabetically and by subject group, including environmental chemistry, gases, periodic table and periodic law, radioactivity and the nucleus, and thermodynamics.


•  Tesla: Master of Lightning
  Collection of historical papers arranged alphabetically and by subject group, including environmental chemistry, gases, periodic table and periodic law, radioactivity and the nucleus, and thermodynamics.


•  MendelWeb
  Educational resource for teachers and students interested in the origins of classical genetics, introductory data analysis, elementary plant science, and the history and literature of science.


•  Charles Darwin: Origin of Species
  Full text of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.


•  Emilio Segre Visual Archives
  Search a collection of more than 30,000 historical images of scientists and their work.