Covers the development of science within a regional, topical, social or political context. Many scientific discoveries were influenced or hindered by the political and cultural climate of the times.
Presents the people and the discoveries of 20th century science and technology in a variety of accessible, and interactive Web features. Based on the PBS television series. www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso
Though very different from todays Scientific American Magazine, the articles of the 19th Century Scientific American is a nice read for students of this period. www.history.rochester.edu/Scientific_American
A history of copper mining, the development of metal-working processes and the uses of copper through the past six thousand years; originally published in 1965. 60centuries.copper.org
Dedicated to using the internet to collect and assemble (for the historical record) personal recollections of recent developments in science and technology, and to encouraging others to undertake similar projects. Includes a directory of history of scie echo.gmu.edu
Phrenology, though now generally discredited, was an important historical precursor of later developments in psychology and neuroscience. Contains essays, related images, a large bibliography, and digitized books. pages.britishlibrary.net/phrenology
Carl Kellner founded what was named the Optical Institute in Wetzlar Germany in 1849. By 1851 he employed twelve workmen and was producing his first microscopes. www.bestweb.net/~wissner/kellner/kellner1.html
Discusses the early development of scientific thought and method from 1543 and Copernicus' heliocentric view of the solar system to Isaac Newton's acceptance of a universal gravitational force. mars.acnet.wnec.edu/../courses/wc2/lectures/scientificrev.html
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