General Science resources

If you are interested in Roman technology, want to find out about Black or female inventors, or if you want to curl up with the virtual edition of a good science magazine designed for the lay reader, this is the site for you. General science and the history of technology cover: inventors, science in other times and cultures, periodicals, lives of scientists, and much more. A few pages require Adobe Acrobat to read PDF files.

1. General History and Philosophy of Science
2. Greek and Roman Science and Technology
3. History of Chemistry and Physics
4. History of Technology
5. History of the Life Sciences
6. Science Journals
7. Weights and Measures
8. Women and Minorities in Science

General History and Philosophy of Science

• History of Science -- Teaching and Research Articles with bibliographies on the history of assorted scientific disciplines, as well as on more specific topics such as telescopes, debunking psychics, and more. Articles are aimed at teachers, students, and members of the eudcated public.
• Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford An online science history museum featuring multiple exhibitions under both "Online Exhibitions" and "Student Space," as well as a collection of images and links to other sites.

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Greek and Roman Science and Technology

• The Alchemy Web Site The site features more than "86 megabytes online of information on alchemy in all its facets. Divided into over 1300 sections and providing tens of thousands of pages of text, over 1700 images, over 200 complete alchemical texts, extensive bibliographical material on the printed books and manuscripts, numerous articles, introductory and general reference material on alchemy."
• Vatican Exhibit -- Main Hall An exhibit of ancient books, some of which are science books, covering biology, medicine, astronomy, and nature. Most of the books are ancient Greek texts, and there are summaries of the books as well as descriptions that place these works in context and explain their significance.

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History of Chemistry and Physics

• A Century of Physics Readable illustrated articles that explain physical discoveries of the last hundred years.
• Bradbury Science Museum The Bradbury Museum is the official museum of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Its web site features fairly detailed articles on the technology, history, and national security issues behind the United States' development of atomic weapons of mass destruction. There are also links to more nuclear weapon history and science related sites. The language at this site is geared to the interested general public.

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History of Technology

• Birr Castle Demense: Voyage of Discovery For at least four centuries, Birr Castle has been home of the Parsons' family who have taken an interest in science and technology. The castle and its owners have played a role in the development of photography, astronomy, botany, horticulture and engineering.

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History of the Life Sciences

• Access Excellence Current Collection Readable articles on medical and life science issues that are of both historical and current importance. Topics include hand washing, aging, DNA structure, and much more.

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Science Journals

• New Scientist This popular British science biweekly appears on the net at about three quarters full text. Back issues are available.
• Scientific American Full text of the magazine and an extensive archive of back issues too.

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Weights and Measures

• MegaConverter2 "megaConverter.com is an ever-growing set of weights, measures and units conversion/calculation modules." With MegaConverter, users can do strange, useful, and humorous conversions between many types of measurement units.

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Women and Minorities in Science

• The Faces of Science: Afro-Americans in the Sciences "Here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering. The accomplishments of the past and present can serve as pathfinders to present and future engineers and scientists. African American chemists, biologists, inventors, engineers, and mathematicians have contributed in both large and small ways that can be overlooked when chronicling the history of science. By describing the scientific history of selected African American men and women we can see how the efforts of individuals have advanced human understanding in the world around us."

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