Sciences & Technology Reference

Keywords: Canada

Chemical Patents Plus

http://casweb.cas.org/chempatplus/

WWW access to all United States patents from 1971 to present (not just chemical patents). Searching and display of titles and abstracts is free; full text and images are available for a small fee. Updated every Thursday. Registration and account set-up is required.

Author: Chemical Abstracts Service

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Patents; United States; Government

Common Weights And Measures

http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/ChemResources/Weights-n-Measures/index.html

Includes Mathematical Notation for Orders of Magnitude, Metric prefixes, and Common U.S. and Metric equivalents

Author: The College of Chemistry, UC Berkeley (Webmaster@www.cchem.berkeley.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

A Dictionary of Measures, Units and Conversions

Keywords: Magnitude; Weights; Measures; Metric

Conversion Factors

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Metrics/factors.htm

This site lists conversion relationship between U.S. customary units and SI (International System) units. It gives conversion factors for commonly needed values -- area, length, pressure, force, and volume -- as well as gage standards for things such as sheet metal, wire, and pipes and measures of hardness, stress, and temperature.

Author: Chris Kemp (MSH@WSDOT.WA.GOV)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Conversion; Metric

Conversion of Units

http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/general/units.html

A forms based utility that converts values in one unit to any other.

Author: Burkhard Kirste

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Conversion; Units

http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm

"This provides a summary of most of the units of measurement to be found in use around the world today (and a few of historical interest), together with the appropriate conversion factors needed to change them into a 'standard' unit of the S.I. ('Systeme International'). The units may be found either by looking under the category in which they are used [such as length, mass, density, energy etc.], or else by picking one unit from an alpabetically ordered list of units. There is an outline of the S.I.; a list of its basic defining standards and also some of its derived units; then another list of all the S.I. prefixes and some notes on conventions of usage. There is a short historical note on measures generally; descriptions of the metric system, the UK (Imperial) system with a statement on the implementation of 'metrication' in the UK, and the U.S. system. Finally there is a list of other sources concerned with the topic of measures and units."

Author: Frank Tapson (ftapson@exeter.ac.uk)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations

Keywords: Measurement; Dictionary; Units; Le Systeme International d'Unites

http://naturalscience.com/dsqhome.html

Published by naturalSCIENCE, an independent online journal, this is a list of famous science-related quotations, in order by the name of the person to whom the quote is attributed.

Author: (publisher@naturalscience.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Quotations

Sciences & Technology

A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/

This dictionary includes all units of the International System (SIPM), many other units of the metric system, and those English Customary Weights and Measures (British and American) that are accurately defined. It does not include obsolete units. It provides symbols and abbreviations. A brief overview and history for each measurement system explains the standard for the units of measurement.

Author: Russ Rowlett (rowlett@email.unc.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Metric; SI units; English; Weights; Measures; International; History

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Resource Finder

http://www.enc.org/rf/nf_index.htm#rf

Large, searchable collection of math and science resources for K-12 instruction. Part of The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education.

Author: ENC Digital Curriculum Lab Advisory Group (web@enc.org)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Education--K-12

Keywords: Mathematics; Education; K-12

Eric's Treasure Troves of Science

http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~eww6n/TreasureTroves.html

Contains detailed articles about various topics within the fields of astronomy, chemistry, math, music, physics, and more.

Author: Eric W. Weinstein (eww6n@virginia.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Astronomy; Chemistry; Math; Music; Physics; Rocket History

The Exploratorium's Ten Cool Sites!

http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/sciencesites.html

Every month this site puts up listings of ten new science sites that they have reviewed and thought worthy of investigation. Previous choices are available in a subject-organized archive.

Author: Jim Spadaccini and Susan Ketchner (jims@exploratorium.eduketchner@mc2.cchem.berkeley.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Resources

Explorezone.com (ez)

http://explorezone.com/

"If you love cool science, you've found a home. Every day we scour the world of science and zero in on the latest innovations, the coolest discoveries and hottest events. Our goal is simple: to be the most timely, reliable and useful source for cool science news for the whole family. We focus on the exciting fields of Earth, space and weather science."

Author: (explorezone@explorezone.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Sciences & Technology--Astronomy

Sciences & Technology--Meteorology/Climatology

The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/lib/chem/display/faces_text.html

This helpful site contains profiles of past and present African American men and women scientists in the fields of science and engineering. The areas of biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, medicine, and general inventors are just some of the fields of study included. This site contains biographies, photographs, and bibliography lists may be helpful for further research.

Author: Mitchell C. Brown (notmcb@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Social Sciences--Ethnic, Cultural, Immigration, and Racial Issues--African/African-American

Keywords: African Americans; Scientists

The Finnish Virtual Library

http://www.jyu.fi/library/virtuaalikirjasto/engvirli.htm

"The Finnish Virtual Library is a subject gateway for the scientific community. It contains descriptions of Internet resources in 51 general topics. The main language is Finnish, but some of the text is also in English. " Topics include science, social sciences, fine arts, and health sciences.

Author: Jyväskylä Univeristy Library

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Reference

The Footrule

http://www.omnis.demon.co.uk/

"Units conversion offering a very extensive range of categories and units. This interactive facility not only converts between units but also includes descriptions of usage and definitions of many of the units."

Author: (Footrule@omnis.demon.co.uk)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Law

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Measurement; Weights and Measures

Forensic Science Web Pages

http://users.aol.com/murrk/

"Created to provide the layperson with an easy understanding of what forensic science entails." Sections include Firearms and Toolmark Identification; Forensic Psychiatry and Profiling; Questioned Document Examination; Criminal Law; Personal Identification; Forensic Photography; Crime Scene Processing; and Careers in Law Enforcement. Also includes a short Web/Bibliography.

Author: (murrk@aol.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Social Sciences--Psychology

Keywords: Forensic Science

4000 Years of Women in Science

http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html

This site includes biographical information about over 125 women inventors, scholars, writers, mathematicians and astronomers.

Author: (crock@kudzu.astr.ua.edu )

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality Issues--Women--Careers

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Science

Frank Potter's Science Gems

http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/SEP.html

This is a reference for resources for sciences from physical science, to earth science to mathematics and engineering. "Resources are sorted by category, subcategory, and grade level." The list is updated daily. Warning: many pages are large (around 100K).

Author: Frank Potter and Jim Martindale (fpotter@vmsa.oac.uci.edujmartindale@vmsa.oac.uci.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Resources

Fundamental Physical Constants

http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/general/constants.html

Values for fundamental physical constants, in HTML format.

Author: Burkhard Kirste

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Constants

Glossary of Microscopy and Microanalytical Terms

http://www.mwrn.com/feature/glossary.htm

A basic glossary of techniques and equipment. This glossary has a hierarchical structure, based on specific areas of microscopy; within each of these areas, a list of terms and definitions is included.

Author: MC Services (spb@wwa.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Microscopy; Glossary

Handbook of Forensic Sciences

http://www.fbi.gov/programs/lab/handbook/intro.htm

"The purpose of the Handbook of Forensic Services is to provide guidance and procedures for safe and efficient methods of collecting and preserving evidence and to describe the forensic examinations performed by the FBI Laboratory." Includes sections on Evidence Submissions, Evidence Examinations, Crime Scene, Safety, more.

Author: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--United States Federal Government--Executive

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Law enforcement

Helping Your Child Learn Science

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Science

This is an entire online book devoted to science experiments and other activities that parents and children can do together. Its introduction is a bit dated. The author refers to an initiative, America 2000, "announced by President Bush earlier this year," said year being 1991. But the experiments and other information are well-presented.

Author: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Programs for the Improvement of Practice

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Education; Children

HighWire Press

http://highwire.stanford.edu/

Highwire Press is a project of Stanford University to form partnerships with publishers of scientific information and to apply technological expertise to promote scientific communication. Scientific journals are made available online, some free, some by subscription, many searchable with abstracts available. Dynamic site which is struggling with pricing structure, but may provide a good start for Web users when seeking citations of scientific articles.

Author: Stanford University Libraries

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources

Keywords: Scientific Journals

History of Plumbing

http://www.theplumber.com/H_index.html

"In ancient Rome, rich people's bathrooms were like small, heated, marble swimming pools; in ancient Greece, real men took cold showers because warm water was for sissies. Queen Elizabeth I may have bathed only monthly, but she did have the first flush toilet in England. Still, it took the British a long time to get their - um - sewage together. Even a century ago, the Thames River was a reeking sewer for London's raw waste. Nothing gives an intimate portrait of a people like a description of their ablutions. The History of Plumbing, prepared by 'Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine', traces epidemics such as typhus, cholera and bubonic plague to poverty, ignorance and poor plumbing. Prince Edward, Queen Victoria's son, nearly died of typhus. When the royal plumber found the contaminated pipe and fixed it, Edward reportedly exclaimed, 'If I could not be a prince, I would rather be a plumber.'"

Author: Hill Daughtry (plumber@theplumber.com )

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: plumbing history

History of the Light Microscope

http://www.utmem.edu/personal/thjones/hist/hist_mic.htm

From the introduction: "This paper covers the early history of the microscope, starting with use of a simple lens in ancient times, to the first compound microscope circa 1590, up to the microscopes of the 19th century." It is extensively illustrated and includes links to other sites relating to microscopy.

Author: Thomas E. Jones (thjones@utmem1.utmem.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Light Microscope; History; Optics

The History of Women and Science, Health, and Technology: a Bibliographic Guide to the Professions and the Disciplines

gopher://gopher.adp.wisc.edu/11/.browse/.METAGLSHW

A lengthy source of bibliographies about women in science. This source provides bibliographies of biographies, scientific views of women, feminist critiques of science, and works on women in every scientific discipline. Other topics include women's health, the history of home economics, and the impact of technology on women. In gopher format, searchable by keyword.

Author: Phyllis Holman Weisbard and Rima D. Apple

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality Issues--Women--Careers

Keywords: History; Women; Bibliography

How Does a Long Distance Receiver Work?

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/9148/receiv.html

A basic description and explanation with examples on the physics of transmitting information over long distances using a transmitter and receiver.

Author: Eric Brasseur (eric.brasseur@euronet.be)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Receiver; Electronics

How Stuff Works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

"How Stuff Works is a great place to come to learn about how things work in the world around you. Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works, or what gears do, or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? A new article gets added every week." Sections include: Engines & Motors; Around the House; Electronics; Things You See In Public; Basic Technologies; Computers; Understanding Digital Technology; Food; and Your Body. Searchable.

Author: Marshall Brain (info@howstuffworks.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

How Things Work

http://www.iao.com/howthing/

This site describes how dozens of devices and processes work. It "was created just for fun" and intends to be entertaining and informative.

Author: International Access Online (sales@iao.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Important Historical Inventions and Inventors

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/patent/srs136_text.html

This site shows date, inventor, and nationality of "Important Historical Inventions and Inventors." Inventions are Calculating Machines & Computing, Cloth & Clothing, Communication, Construction,Electricity & Electronics, Food & Agriculture, Medicine & Biotechnology, Industrial Materials, Scientific Instrument & Devices, Transportation & Energy, and Warfare.

Author: LSU Libraries, Louisiana State University (eslib@indigo.lib.lsu.edu)

Subjects:

INFOMINE - Physical Sciences, Engineering, Computing and Math

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: inventions; innovation

http://infomine.ucr.edu/search/physcisearch.phtml

Large annotated collection of Internet resources related to computers, the physical sciences, engineering and mathematics. Resources have been determined to be "'of use' as a scholarly information resource in research or educational activites at the university level." Collection can be searched or browsed by subject, keyword or title. Part of The Library of the University of California, Riverside's INFOMINE.

Author: J. Carlos Rodriguez (carlos@ucrac1.ucr.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Computers & Internet

Intelligent Satellite Data Information System (ISIS)

Keywords: Mathematics; Resources

http://isis.dlr.de/

"The ISIS homepage allows users may search or browse Earth Science data "from various participating archive centers around the globe." It features satellite images in the Special section, which features color images of the weather in Europe, temperatures and vegetation, and Ozone-concentration, electron-density and chlorophyll-content."

Author: The German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) (Gintautas.Palubinskas@dlr.de)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Earth; Earth science

Inventors Online Museum

http://www.inventorsmuseum.com/

Biographic information. Several exhibits, including ones featuring African American Inventors, Women Inventors, and Colonial Inventors.

Author: The Alliance for American Inovation (scottmills@ispchannel.com)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Law

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Innovation

The Last Word

http://www.last-word.com/

Provided by New Scientist magazine, this is a browsable, searchable archive of "over 300 questions on scientific phenomena, with answers provided by our readers." Be sure to completely read the answers given, as sometimes correction and clarifications are addended after the original answer.

Author: New Scientist Magazine (webmaster@newscientist.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Latent Print Examination

http://onin.com/fp/

Detailed information about fingerprint collection, preservation, and processing, etc., for the layman and the expert.

Author: Ed German, CLPE, FFS (ed@onin.com)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: forensics

Lecturesonline.org

http://www.lecturesonline.org/

"Lecturesonline.org is the one-stop site to preview, examine, anddownload academically focussed digital work-product, such as PowerPoint lectures, demonstrations, figures, charts, graphs, and HTML pages. This site tries to fill a gap in the academic world; the absence of a web site that allows academics to easily find, distribute, disseminate and trade educational materials that they produce for teaching." Find lectures in the social sciences, the physical and life sciences, business, engineering, the humanities, law, computer science, and education.

Author: Joshua Kim (jkim4@wvu.edu)

Subjects:

Education--Higher Education

Social Sciences

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Professors

MagPortal.com: Magazine Articles on Science & Technology

http://www.MagPortal.com/c/sci/

A searchable, browsable directory of magazine articles on research, scientific thinking, and laboratories that are available online. Topics covered include: Biology & Life Sciences; Chemistry; Engineering; Environment & Geology; Future Trends; Mathematics; Paranormal & Hoaxes; Physics; Psychology; Space & Astronomy. Updated every few days.

Author: Hot Neuron LLC (support@magportal.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Measurements Converter

http://www.mplik.ru/~sg/transl/

This Javascript measurements converter provides quick conversions for Weight, Capacity and Volume, Length, Area, Speed, Pressure, Temperature, Circular Measure and Time. Requires a browser capable of handling Javascript. The author adds this disclaimer: "This converter was never intended for high precision calculations."

Author: Sergey Gershtein (sg@mplik.ru)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Weights and Measures

Measuring Units Conversion Tables

http://www.french-property.com/ref/convert.htm

This site provides conversions "from/to metric and imperial and US measurement systems." It calculates the results and gives the factors for length, area, volume/capacity, mass (weight), and temperature conversions.

Author: Internet French Property (info@french-property.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Museums Universally Supporting Education and Entertainment (MUSEE)

Keywords: metric; imperial; conversion; convert; measure; length; area; volume; capacity; mass; weight; temperature; units

http://www.musee-online.org/

"MUSEE is a not-for-profit organization which works with cultural institutions around the world to provide services to museums, schools, and the general public. MUSEE's mission is to enhance cultural awareness, advance education at all levels, and stimulate public interest in cultural institutions. MUSEE is helping cultural institutions prepare for the future by fostering information exchange on existing and emerging electronic technologies and by creating a forum or the discussion of other innovative approaches to education, culture, and entertainment using museum resources in tandem with these technologies. Through MUSEE's programs, museums should also be able to gain access to new forms of revenue generation. MUSEE serves as an advocate for museums to evaluate and pursue potential relationships with funders, commercial producers, programmers, and distributors to develop and market educational products based on museum collections, public programs, and scholarly research. MUSEE, for example, helps identify sources of professional assistance formuseums who wish to explore opportunities in electronic media. Such assistance should ensure the responsible use of a museum's staff, collections, and research materials." Site features a directory of museum Websites organized by subject, including: Science/Technology, Art, Natural History, Special Interest, History, Archaeology/Anthropology/Ethnography, Children's, Zoos/Gardens/Aquaria; or browsed alphabetically.

Author: (musee@musee-online.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities

Sciences & Technology

Social Sciences

Keywords: Museums; Resources

The National Inventors Hall of Fame

http://www.invent.org/book/index.html

This site provides biographical sketches of the great inventors of America. Henry ford, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney are among the many included in this source. The site serves as an online location for a museum in Ohio.

Author: National Inventors Hall of Fame (info@invent.org)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

The 1986 CODATA Recommended Values of the Fundamental Physical Constants

Keywords: Inventors; Biography

Newton's Apple Index

http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/

Newton's apple is family science program on PBS that offers educational materials for teachers. "The science disciplines dealt with in the NEWTON'S APPLE lesson pages, incorporating the National Science Teachers Association's Scope, Sequence, and Coordination of Secondary School Science model." Easy to use with topics in alphabetical order for teachers to access and use in their science curriculum.

Author: KTCA-TV's The Tube and PBS ONLINE.

Subjects:

Education--K-12

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: science educational materials

http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/index.html?/codata86.html

This document gives the values of the basic constants and conversion factors of physics and chemistry resulting from the 1986 least-squares adjustment of the fundamental physical constants as published by the CODATA Task Group on Fundamental Constants and as recommended for international use by CODATA. Just click on the name of the constant, and up pops a page with the values. Unfortunately, the values are presented as very large scanned images of the pages, so you'll need a graphical browser to get the data.

Author: (Michael.Douma@nist.gov)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Constants

The Nobel Channel

http://www.nobelchannel.com

A very informative web site that brings to life those that have won the Nobel Prize with movies and audio of speeches. While this site is a work in progress, it has the history of how the prize began, as well as information on all of the categories that the prize is given and some of the winners. It has great graphics, is easy to navigate, and has a wealth of information. The plug-ins Real Audio and Shockwave are needed to take advantage of the site's full capabilities but you can get some good information without the plugins too. This site may have a slow download time depending on one's computer.

Author: International Management Group, TWI Interactive (info@nobelchannel.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Nobel Prize; Peace; Alfred Nobel; Literature; Economics

The Nobel Foundation

http://www.nobel.se/

"The Official Site of the Nobel Foundation" is searchable, and includes a timeline.

Author: The Nobel Foundation (Webmaster@www.nobel.se)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services

Business & Economics--Economics

Keywords: Prize; Award

The Nobel Prize Internet Archive

http://www.almaz.com/

Impressive collection of information about all of the past Nobel Laureates, organized by prize and year, or searchable. Entries include brief biographical information plus links to related Internet sites.

Author: Almaz Enterprises (webmaster@almaz.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies

Business & Economics--Economics

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Nobel Prize; Physics; Chemistry; Literature; Peace; Economics; Physiology; Medicine

NSC Crossroads

http://www.crossroads.nsc.org/

"A safety, health and environment search engine and news network that uses subject area experts to answer questions and guide you to information and resources on the Web. The Crossroads Web site was created by the National Safety Council to provide safety, health and environmental (SHE) managers unbiased information, tools and contacts they need to be better informed about SHE issues."

Author: National Safety Council (crossroads@nsc.org)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: environmental health; safety

The Old Farmer's Almanac

http://www.almanac.com/

Covers astronomical events, weather conditions and forecasts, recipes, and gardening tips.

Author: Yankee Publishing Inc.

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Reference--Almanacs

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: Weather; Astronomy; Meteorology; Gardening; Recipes; Cooking

On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research

http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/obas/

A booklet on ethics and values in scientific research, prepared by the National Academy of Sciences.

Author: National Academy of Sciences (wwwfdbk@nas.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Research; Ethics

Photography Articles by RIT Faculty Members

http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/articles.html

"This is an eclectic list including some recent as well as "vintage" articles by several current and past members of the faculty of the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences at RIT. They range from topics on infrared photography, ultraviolet, synchroballistic, panoramic, peripheral, schlieren, photofinish, and many other topics."

Author: Andrew Davidhazy (andpph@rit.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Photography

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: infrared; digital photography; panoramic; schlieren

Reaching Out: The Evolution of Communication

http://library.advanced.org/26451/frames.html

This is an "educational web site that takes visitors on a journey of discovery through the fascinating world of communication. It is about the development of verbal and non-verbal communication through human history." The site, which includes a timeline, covers the spoken and written word, mass media, and various communication technologies throughout history.

Author: Steven Grotsky, Mathieu Markus, and Dieter Van De Walle (26451@thinkquest.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History

Sciences & Technology

Arts & Humanities--Language and Linguistics

SciCentral

http://www.scicentral.com/

"SciCentral, which opened in June 1997, is a metadirectory of science and engineering resources conceived and created by professional scientists. The aim of SciCentral is two-fold: to aid the science community by enabling direct and efficient access to only the most valuable internet resources, and to prepare a platform for communication between scientists and engineers so that they may work together to solve the complex research problems confronting us today. Use of SciCentral is free." The searchable Gateway provides access to over 50,000 sites in 150 specialties in the following major categories: biological sciences, physical and chemical sciences, health sciences, earth and space sciences, engineering sciences, women and minorities in science, government agencies, institutional directories, and science in the news.

Author: SciLink, Inc. (scicentral@scicentral.co)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Social Sciences--Ethnic, Cultural, Immigration, and Racial Issues

Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources

Keywords: science; engineering; women; minority; national labs; news; resources

SciEd: Science and Mathematics Education Resources

http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/scied/science.html

A huge collection of annotated links, hierarchically organized by topic, to resources dealing with science (e.g. FAQ's, books, resources, etc.).

Author: Alan Cairns (scied@bootesastro.washington.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Education

SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

http://www.scielo.br/

"SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online is a collection of Brazilian scientific journals in electronic format. The objective of the site is to implement an electronic virtual library, providing full access to a collection of serial titles, a collection of issues from individual serial titles, as well as to the full text of articles. The access to both serial titles and articles is available via indexes and search forms." Available in three languages (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) and uses three different bibliographic standards.

Author: The FAPESP-BIREME Project (scielo@bireme.br)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Brazil

Science & Spirit Resources

http://science-spirit.com/

"Science & Spirit Resources is an interdisciplinary website whose purpose is to provide information and education in the field of science and spiritual thought. It is developing resources for scholars in the field of science and religion. The information and resources include: News of conferences and speakers; People and their views; Calendar of events; Bookstore; Databases access; Linked sites; Job openings" A text only version is available.

Author: (tslayton@science-spirit.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Religion and Theology

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Science; Spirituality

Science Hobbyist

http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/index.html

"The Science Hobbyist webpage contains subpages on Amateur Science, Physics Demos, K-12 Science Resources, Weird Science, Homeschooling, and Tesla. It is a growing collection of files and links of interest to the Science Amateur and K-12 science educator."

Author: Bill Beaty (billb@eskimo.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Hobbies; Education; Physics

Science in Our Daily Lives

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/science/events/Sci_Daily_Life.html

This is "a selected compilation of WWW sites that describe how various items or processes are manufactured or operate."

Author: Fred O'Bryant (jfo@virginia.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Science Service Historical Image Collection

Keywords: Resources

Science Learning Network (SLN)

http://www.sln.org/

If you are a science teacher or a parent who wants to link your child to excellent science resources on the Internet, this site is for you! "The Science Learning Network (SLN) is an online community of educators, students, schools, science museums and other institutions demonstrating a new model for inquiry science education." Funded by the National Science Foundation and Unisys Corporation, this site includes links to many excellent sites designed for children and science educators.

Author: (webteam@www.sln.org)

Subjects:

Education--K-12

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: science education

http://americanhistory.si.edu/scienceservice/

"The Science Service historical image collection represents twentieth-century scientific research consisting of images and their original captions as they appeared in period publications. The captions were written by Science Service journalists and have been transcribed exactly. We are providing a 40-year sample of innovation and invention; which is specific to the subject of electricity." The site is searchable and holds more than 600 black and white images.

Author: Smithsonian Institution, Nance L. Briscoe - Electricity & Modern Physics Collection (briscoen@nmah.si.edu, nance@intrepid.net)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Invention; Discovery; Electricity

The Sciences Explorer

http://library.advanced.org/11771/

Science-related resources in mathematics, physics, biology and chemistry; including at-home experiments, interactive activities and selected, annotated links to other Internet sites. Searchable.

Author: (tq1997-11771@advanced.org)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Biological; Chemical; Physics; Mathematics

Scientific American: Ask the Experts

http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/

"There's no shortage of so-called experts out on the Web offering advice on everything from how to budge that pesky stain to how to get a bill through Congress. But, when it comes to the tricky questions of science, who can you trust? How 'bout the respected but accessible "Scientific American"? Here is offers the world's leading researchers and academics to tackle those questions that used to leave your high school science teacher in a cold sweat. Queries range from the profound (Is it possible to travel through time?) to the everyday (How does amicrowave oven cook food?) and from the interesting (What illnesses do insects get?) to the suprising (How do whales sleep without drowning?). There are nine broad categories to browse and the opportunity to pose your own scientific brain-benders."

Author: Scientific American (editors@sciam.com )

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: ask; Scientific American Experts; science questions and answers

Scientific and Medical Antiques

http://www.utmem.edu/personal/thjones/sci_ant.htm

This site "is a depository of information relating to scientific and medical antiques." Including microscopes, electrical and magnetic items, surgical instruments, bloodletting, pharmaceuticals and medical chests, electrotherapy devices, and more. It specifically focuses on learning about the various types of antiques through outside links, various organizations, societies and periodicals, as well as the main resources for specific categories of these items. Also included is how to go about buying and selling these unique antiques.

Author: Thomas E. Jones (thjones@utmem1.utmem.edu)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Hobbies

Sciences & Technology

Health & Medical Sciences--History of Medicine

Keywords: Telescopes; Astronomy; Microscopes; Scales; Electrical Devices; Magnetic Items; Calculating; Drawing; Surveying; Navigation; Meteorology; Maps; Globes; Sliderules; Astronomy; Surgical Instruments; Bloodletting; Pharmaceuticals; Medical Chests; Electrother

Sport! Science@The Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/

Learn about the science behind sports, including ice hockey, balls, and rock climbing. Also includes a sports science links and bibliography section, and the opportunity to ask a question about sports and science.

Author: Jim Spadaccin (jims@exploratorium.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Entertainment & Leisure--Sports

Springer Link

http://link.springer.de/

LINK is a site produced by Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, a publisher in the fields of medicine, psychology, biomedical sciences, biology, pharmacy, mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental sciences, computer science, engineering, management, economics, and law. About 60% of the publications are in English. The site allows free searching for abstracts and citations, and offers a subscription service for full text retrieval of articles from up to 400 publications.

Author: Springer-Verlag Heidelberg

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Scientific Journals

Statistical Reports of U.S. Science and Engineering

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/stats.htm

A welath of surveys, reports, and statistics on the sciences. Surveys describe the workfoce and current educational trends in science. Items are available in ASCII, WordPerfect or Lotus Worksheet formats.

Author: National Science Foundation (srsweb@nsf.gov)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Statistics; Government; United States; Engineering; Workforce; Business

Table of Fundamental Physical Constants

http://wulff.mit.edu/constants.html

Values for physical constants, including confidence intervals.

Author: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (bug-3.091@mit.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Constants

Temperature Conversion Calculator

http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/ChemResources/temperature.html

Calculates conversions to/from degrees Kelvin, Celsius, Farenheit, Reamur, and Rankine scales.

Author: Charles J. Russel and Dan Krauss (webmaster@www.cchem.berkeley.edu)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology