General Sites
David Banach's Philosophy of Science home page
David Banach teaches philosophy of science at St. Anselm College. This page is especially strong on physics and mathematics in the ancient world.
http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbanach/ph31.htm
Dibner Institute
An international center for advanced research in the history of science and technology located on the MIT campus.
http://dibinst.mit.edu/
Eric Weisstein's World of Biography
Brief biographies of famous scientists.
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/
History of Science Society
The worlds largest society dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their interactions with society in historical context. The links listed under Teaching & Research are very useful, especially Bibliographies & Essays (http://www.hssonline.org/teach_res/essays/mf_essays.html). Also useful is their Guide to the History of Science (http://www.hssonline.org/guide/index.html), a searchable database of people, institutions, organizations, and publications pursuing science history.
http://www.hssonline.org/main_pg.html
International Union of History and Philosophy of Science Division of History of Science and Technology (IUHPS/DHST)
This site is concerned primarily with the IUHPS/DHST; however, the History of Science on the Internet page includes many links to sites that are not listed anywhere else.
http://ppp.unipv.it/dhs/
Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science
A major center for the study of the philosophy of science, their site includes links to many other useful sites.
http://www.mcps.umn.edu/
The Nobel Prize
A list of Nobel Prize winners, including biographical essays.
http://nobelprize.org/
STS LINKS
Links to information sources relating to science, technology, and society.
http://www.ncsu.edu/chass/mds/stslinks.html
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History of Chemical Engineering
History of ChEn
This is an excellent general site on the history of chemical engineering. It includes timelines, biographical information, and the history of chemical manufacturing in several industrial countries.
http://www.pafko.com/history/h_toc.html
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History of Chemistry
Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC)
Established in 1937, SHAC is one of the oldest organizations dedicated to the study of the history of the chemical sciences. The site includes links to news, event announcements, and the official journal of the Society, Ambix.
http://www.ambix.org/
Chemical Heritage Foundation
Sponsored by the American Chemical Society, the University of Pennsylvania, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Chemical Heritage foundation is a national history center devoted to the chemical and molecular sciences and industries.
http://www.chemheritage.org/
Chemistry: A Historical Perspective
A collection of essays arranged in more or less chronological order describing the development of chemical concepts from prehistory to the present.
http://www.3rd1000.com/history/contents.htm
Classic Chemistry
A collection of classic papers in chemistry, including a two dictionaries of obsolete chemical terms.
http://web.lemoyne.edu/~giunta/
Historical Group, Royal Society of Chemistry
The official web site of the Royal Society of Chemistrys Historical Group includes information about the Group and its activities, and a list of useful links on the history of chemistry.
http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/rschg/
History of Chemistry, American Chemical Society
The official web site of the History of Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society. In addition to information about the Division itself and its activities, the site includes links (under Further Information on the bottom left) to many outstanding history of chemistry sites.
http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/~mainzv/HIST/
HYLE: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Chemistry
HYLE is an open access peer-reviewed journal covering all philosophical aspects of chemistry. The full text of all issues (1995 present) is available for viewing online. The earliest issues are in German.
http://www.hyle.org/
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History of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
American Geophysical Union History of Geophysics Committee
The AGU History of Geophysics Committee has put together an outstanding site that includes links to bibliographies on the history of geophysics, lists of other scholarly organizations devoted to the history of the discipline, and an excellent list of general and specific web resources.
http://history.agu.org/
Comit franais d'Histoire de la Gologie (Cofrhigo)
This site provides links to many sites covering the history of the earth sciences. Especially noteworthy are the many French sites listed. Most of these sites have English versions.
http://veneux.ensmp.fr/cofrhigeo//en.htm
International Commission for the History of Meteorology
The most useful link on this site is to History of Meteorology, the Commissions peer-reviewed journal. Full text of all articles is available. Other links are of limited utility.
http://www.colby.edu/ichm/
WINDandSEA: The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Guide
Established by the Library of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, WINDandSEA is a comprehensive collection of links concerned with their disciplines of interest. The link below will you directly to the history section of list.
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/wind/windandsea4.html#HistoryOceanic
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History of Mathematics
British Society for the History of Mathematics
The British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM) was founded in 1971 with the primary goals of promoting research in the history of mathematics and furthering the use of the history of mathematics in education. The BSHM web site features news items, meetings and membership information, tables of contents for the BSHM Bulletin and newsletter, abstracts from newsletter articles, an archive of previous Society meetings and talks, and a listing of annotated links to resources related to the history of mathematics.
http://www.bshm.org/
Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics
The Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics was founded in 1974 to promote research and teaching in this field. The Society's web site offers membership information, an online newsletter, an archive of meeting abstracts, and tables of contents for the annual meeting proceedings. The site also provides a section with links to related web resources; unfortunately, many of the links need updating.
http://www.cshpm.org/
History of Mathematics
The home page for the History of Mathematics web site provides links to biographies and related information on the mathematicians George Berkeley, Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann, George Boole, Georg Cantor, and Sir Isaac Newton. The main page also provides access to Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, adapted from A Short Account of the History of Mathematics by W. W. Rouse Ball, as well as to extensive links to other relevant web resources.
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/
MacTutor History of Mathematics
This history of mathematics web site includes biographies of important mathematicians, histories of major concepts, and an index of important curves with illustrations. There is a time line based on the biographies, as well as indexes of Fields Medal winners, Nobel Prize winners, the most requested biographies, and women mathematicians. The web site also offers a general bibliography on the history of mathematics.
http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/index.html
Slates, Slide Rules, and Software: Teaching Math in America
An online exhibition at the National Museum of American History, Slates, Slide Rules presents the history of mathematics teaching in America from 1800 to the present day. The exhibit includes descriptions of the tools used in teaching as well as the actual teaching techniques.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/teachingmath/
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History of Physics
Center for History of Physics
This outstanding history site is run by the American Institute of Physics.
http://www.aip.org/history/
A Century of Physics
The Century of Physics Timeline is maintained by the American Physical Society and summarizes the major discoveries in physics since 1890.
http://timeline.aps.org/APS/
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
This site provides biographical information on eighty-three twentieth-century women who have made original and important contributions to physics. Each entry includes important contributions and publications, education and honors received, and jobs/positions held. Also available are links to publications by and about the women listed.
http://cwp.library.ucla.edu/
History of Physics and Astronomy
PhysLinks (see entry under General sites above) collection of history sites includes links to archives, museums, and scientists biographies as well as historical physics and astronomy sites.
http://www.physlink.com/Education/History.cfm
Museo di Fisica (Museum of Physics)
The Museum of Physics is a collection of early scientific instruments maintained by the University of Naples (Italian and English).
http://www.na.infn.it/Museum/museum.htm
National Atomic Museum
The National Atomic Museum is the only Congressionally chartered museum of nuclear science and its history in the United States. It will soon be renamed the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History
http://www.atomicmuseum.com/
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Article and Full Text Databases
ABC-CLIO History Online
This database is only available to members of the City College community. A general history database that indexes articles on the history of science. Both sections (America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts) are useful.
http://ccny-proxy1.libr.ccny.cuny.edu/login?url=http://sb1.abc-clio.com:81/
National Academies Press
The publishing arm of the U.S. National Academies; publishes mostly science and technology policy documents. Full text of nearly all of their publications can be viewed online. Once you have located the document of interest, use the Read it Online FREE! link to view the text. http://www.nap.edu/
Electronic journals: Nearly all of the electronic journals are licensed resources available only to members of the CUNY community or in many cases only to members of the City College community. Within the Alphabetical List of Journal Titles Online (http://mh7cb7jt5p.search.serialssolutions.com/), there is no explicit category for history or philosophy of science under the Browse e-journals by subject pull-down menu. Nevertheless, many history of science titles can be found under the general heading for history, which is under Humanities and Reference; likewise, many philosophy of science titles can be found under the general heading for philosophy, which is under Religion and Philosophy. Other titles can be located under specific science or technology headings. For example, a link to the electronic version of Early Science and Medicine can be found under both the history and the medicine headings. A number of full-text history of science and technology journals can be viewed through JSTOR (http://ccny-proxy1.libr.ccny.cuny.edu/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/jstor/) select BROWSE from the main page, then choose the History of Science & Technology heading near the top of the second column.
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