History of Physics Group

History of Physics Group Links

The links below are to sites which may be of interest to anyone interested in the history of physics and related subjects. Comments and suggestions for URLs will be gratefully received by the Webeditor preferably by email at the address on the contacts page.

General Physics and Physics-Related Sites

in the UK
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology (formerly the Institution of Electrical Engineers Biographies of prominent engineers . for example Alhazan c. 965 - 1039
- British Society for the History of Mathematics
- British Society for the History of Science
- Navigational Aids for the History of Science, Technology and the Environment NAHSTE
- The Royal Astronomical Society
- The Royal Society of Chemistry
- Royal MicroscopicalSociety
- The Royal Society publishes obituaries of its Fellows in book form and has some information on the Internet.
Blue Plaques
- Erected by English Heritage
- Erected by the Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board,
outside the UK
- European Society for the History of Science ESHS
- European Physical SocietyHistory of Physics Group
- Center for History of Physics at the American Institute of Physics
- This month in physics history (American Physical Society)
- Internet history of science sourcebook

Specific Areas of Physics

History of superconductors
Time keeping:
- The Solar system: Moonwatch a project for Einstein year. Observers are asked to report their first sighting of the new crescent moon, used to calculate calendars for about 5000 years. If you want to find out more about the methods involved in calculating the first sighting of new crescent moon, Technical Note 69 produced by HM Nautical Almanac Office is available as a PDF document

Collections for many people

Physicists on money
History of mathematics Archive at St Andrews (over 1300 biographies including some physicists)
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics

Museums

In the UK
- The National Museum of Science and Industry London
- The Collection of Historic Physics Instruments at Birmingham University
- Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
- The Museum of Science and Industry Manchester
- National valve museum. ( vacuum tubes)
- Norman Lockyer Observatory, Salcombe Hill, Sidmouth, Devon
Outside the UK
- Nobel e-museum
- Museum of the History of Science, Florence

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