History Links
- Radioactivity: Historical Figures Focuses on four primary figures in the development of the understanding of nuclear structure and radioactivity, namely Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, Antoine Henri Becquerel, Marie Sklodowska Curie, and Ernest Rutherford.
- WWWVL History of Science, Technology and Medicine - Chemistry Links page for the history of science, technology and medicine - Chemistry. Maintained by the University of Melbourne.
- History of Chemistry A topical and biographical history produced by the 1992 Woodrow Wilson Summer Institute in Chemistry.
- Lichen Purple The history and chemistry of orcein, orchil, litmus, parelle and French purple with extensive bibliography.
- Web Sites on the History of Chemistry Maintained by Harry E. Pence, Professor of Chemistry, SUNY Oneonta, for the use of his students.
- Glenn T. Seaborg The life and contributions of Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg. Site maintained by the Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
- A Brief History of Chemistry A few short pages for an overview of the history of chemistry. Includes a review of early chemistry and a list of Nobel Prize winners.
- Links to History of Chemistry Maintained by the Department of Chemistry, Okanagan University College.
- Selected Classic Papers from the History of Chemistry Extensive collection of interesting and important papers.
- A and B Scott Science History History of development of atomic theory and periodic table; links from each scientist named to primary sources and more extensive biographical material.
- Classic Papers from the History of Chemistry (and Some Physics too) Transcribed or excerpted historical papers of major importance to the sciences of chemistry and physics.
- Case Histories of Drug Discovery Society for Medicines Research symposium, "Case Histories of Drug Discovery," now available online RealAudio webcast.
- Classic Papers from the History of Chemistry Virtual library for the history of science, technology and medicine. Includes the full-text of more than 30 articles by authors including Priestley, Faraday, Davy, Rutherford and Thomson. Also a few historical and biographical articles, and a fairly extensive photo gallery.
- Alchemist's Corner Covers computational chemistry and some history of chemistry.
- History of Chemical Engineering A chemical engineering timeline, with digressions into other topics as a reference in time.
- American Chemical Society Division of the History of Chemistry. Includes information on membership, resources, and links to related sites.
- Othmer Library of Chemical History sources from the 16th century on the history of the chemical sciences and technologies.
- This Week in the History of Chemistry Keep up with important chemistry-related historical events.
- History of Chemistry Index Links to biographies of many honored chemists and some physicists, biographical collections, classic papers in chemistry, and history of science sites.
- Atomic Structure Timeline Created by Lee Buescher , Science Department, Watertown High School , Watertown, Wisconsin.
- Periodic Table of the Elements An interactive javascripted periodic table, linking the elements of the periodic table with its discovery and discoverer.
- Detergent Chemistry: History A history of synthetic detergents and of the synthetic detergent industry.
- Chemistry: A History A comprehensive history of chemistry, from the early chemical arts to today. Includes reference notes and related information.
- Greek Chemical Heritage Brief description of the terms used in Chemical nomenclature, which have a Greek origin.
- Biographies of Famous Chemists Links to biographies of over 200 people who have advanced and refined the field of chemistry. A section of the WWW Virtual Library.
- The History and Chemistry of Murexide Dye Text derived from Scheele, Prout, Liebig and Wohler.
- This Week in Chemical History Annotated calendar noting both the people and the events related to various dates.
- Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image The Edgar Fahs Smith Image Collection contains over 3,000 images of scientists, laboratories, and scientific apparatus. A selection of these prints, engravings, and photographs is reproduced on this site. Photographs of any of these images may be ordered from an on-line order form.
- Lise Meitner Lise Meitner(1878-1968) was an Austrian-Swedish physicist, who first identified nuclear fission. Despite of her great contribution to the science she was not awarded a Nobel Prize.
- Frederick Abel, English Chemist Sir Frederick Abel's work was essential in the Western development of gunpowder.
- Robert Boyle Project This resource is devoted to the life and work of Robert Boyle (1627-91). It is associated with the Robert Boyle Project, which is based at Birkbeck College, University of London, and includes online articles and informational links on the subject.
- History and Philosophy of Alchemy "90 megabytes online of information on alchemy in all its facets." Though alchemy is neither chemistry nor a science, it is a historical precursor to scientific chemistry as studied in schools today.
- Cairo University - Science Heritage Center Comprehensive history of science in general, with a specific focus on the history of science in Egypt.
- Beckman Center The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry has the goal of supporting basic research in the history of the chemical sciences and to sponsor events of interest to scholars and the informed public.
- Mark Rosen's Biographies Links Biographies of famous scientists and chemists.
- Greg's History of Chemistry Resources in the study of the history of chemistry, maintained by Greg, a senior chemistry major at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
- FAQ: History of chemistry A searchable database of frequently asked questions from the History of chemistry section of General Chemistry Online.
- The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Includes membership information, a schedule of meetings events, and educational material and links.
- The History of Chemistry 1992 Woodrow Wilson Summer Institute. Features a complete history of chemistry highlighted by biographies of those who contributed to the project.
- The History of Chemical Engineering Contains an introduction to chemical engineering and a brief history of the profession.
- Historical Steps Towards the Ultimate Particle of Matter A short description of the development of ideas about the ultimate particles of matter since the beginning of scientific thought.
- Nobel Prizes in Chemistry A listing of Nobel Prize winners in chemistry from 1901 to 1999.
- Carmen Giunta's Classic Chemistry The principal purpose of this site is to post the texts of several classic papers from the history of chemistry. This site also contains pointers to a few other chemistry-related sites. Maintained by Carmen Giunta of Le Moyne College.
- Elemental and Molecular Heritage: An Internet-Based Display A heavily hyperlinked "virtual museum" showing samples (and explaining the historical value) of chemicals, compounds, or elements which were made in the lab well over 100 years ago.
- The Chemical Heritage Foundation A non-profit foundation dedicated to preserving and making known the history of the chemical sciences.
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