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Physicists
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 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 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation: Albert Einstein
Collection of 1,427 pages of documents relating to "an investigation ... conducted by the FBI regarding the famous physicist [Albert Einstein] because of his affiliation with the Communist Party. Einstein was a member, sponsor, or affiliated with thirty-four communist fronts between 1937 and 1954. He also served as honorary chairman for three communist organizations." From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/einstein.htm Topics: Notable People, Political Parties & Theories Last updated Mar 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 The Handbook of Texas Online: Marion King Hubbert
Biography of Marion King Hubbert, the geophysicist "perhaps best known for his studies of petroleum and natural gas reserves." Discusses Hubbert's predictions about the peak of crude-oil production in the U.S., which have contributed to the current-day "peak oil" debate. From the General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/HH/fhu85.html Topics: Notable People, Oil & Gas Last updated May 9, 2008 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 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 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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