History
History Links
- 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.
- The Alfred Russel Wallace Page Contains information about the English naturalist, including commentaries, full-text of some of his writings, and bibliographies.
- From Mendel to Biotechnology: A Critical Look at the Historical Development and Philosophical Foundations of Modern Biology Paper presented at the 1997 Summer Thomistic Institute, University of Notre Dame, 1997, by Martin Hewlett of the University of Arizona.
- The Huxley File The works of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895): physiologist, anatomist, anthropologist, agnostic, educator, and Darwin's bulldog.
- The Journal of Syms Covington Assistant to Charles Darwin on the Second Voyage of the HMS Beagle, December 1831 - September 1836. Includes the complete journal as well as appendices and suggested readings.
- Journal of the History of Biology "Devoted to the history of the biological sciences, with additional interest and concern in philosophical and social issues confronting biology." Table of contents, author instructions, and subscription information are available for free.
- The History of Evolution Not just the historical aspects of evolution, but also the evolution of all species.
- H-Environment Discussion Forum As a gateway to information concerning past human interactions with nature, H-Environment offers archives of discussion threads, other online and print resources, relevant event announcements, and subscription to the current discussion.
- Biotech Chronicles Variety of resources for teaching the history of biotechnology, including timelines, biographies, and stories.
- A Brief History of Marine Biology and Oceanography Historical overview of marine sciences from the bronze age to the 20th century, with images and a timeline.
- International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB) The Society sponsors an annual meeting, a listserv, and semiannual newsletters, and offers educational resources and a beginner's guide for research in the history of biology.
- Joseph Dalton Hooker A leading nineteenth century botanist, and close friend of Charles Darwin.
- Cloning of Genetically Engineered Molecules A short biography of Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen, the inventors of the method of cloning genetically engineered molecules in foreign cells.
- History of Biomedicine Extensive historical perspective of the medical and biomedical fields, including useful biomedical research links. From the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
- Lefalophodon An informal and incomplete guide to the history of evolutionary biology from about 1800 to about 1950. Its main emphases are on the late 19th century and on paleontology.
- Robert Hooke Site devoted to the life and work of Robert Hooke, one of the leading scientists of 17th century England, and first Curator of Experiments at the Royal Society.
- History of Science Highlights of the theories of major scientists, especially those involved with natural history and biology, arranged in chronological order and with images.
- Evolution: Selected Papers and Commentary Full-text versions of key papers in evolutionary biology from the nineteenth century onwards, with particular emphasis on the work of William Bateson and Darwin's close research associate, George Romanes.
- History of Genetics Course taught at Dartmouth College; includes links to biographical essays, online papers, and other resources, including eugenics and genome projects.
- Abiogenesis Discussion of the idea of abiogenesis, or spontaneous generation of animals (such as flies from dead meat).
- Evolution of Evolution Essay on the interaction of human history, including women's history, and the development of evolution theory.
- Enter Evolution: Theory and History Evolutionary topics and scientists in their historical context - from Museum of Paleontology, UC-Berkeley.
- Biographies of Biologists Alphabetical list of biologists' and paleontologists' biographies maintained by the University of California Museum of Paleontology.
- Biochemistry History Short biographies of Biochemists Marshall Nirenberg, who cracked the genetic code, and Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, discoverer of vitamins
- Life Sciences in the Twentieth Century History of Science Society newsletter article, by Garland Allen, 1997.
- The World of Richard Dawkins Biographical and research resource about the evolutionary biologist, including a schedule of events, list of publications, and other resources in evolution.
- Fabre, Jean-Henri Casimir ( 1823 - 1915 ) The life and work of this entomologist. E-Tetxs and Gallery.
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