History of Science Web Exhibits

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This website, a part of the AIP Center for History of Physics, contains a number of collections on specific topics in physics history. Topics include Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and the Discovery of the Electron. Each collection includes a discussion of the topics along with photos and other illustrations.

https://history.aip.org/exhibits/

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Keywords:: Albert Einstein, Heisenberg, Marie Curie, Sakharov, cyclotron, global warming, transistors
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created July 15, 2004 by Cathy Ezrailson
Record Updated:: March 8, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
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This resource is part of 2 Physics Front Topical Units.

Topic: History and Philosophy of Physics
Unit Title: Pioneers and Innovators
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Topic: History and Philosophy of Physics
Unit Title: Pioneers and Innovators

This collection sponsored by the American Institute of Physics provides vignettes of people who played key roles in the history of physics, including Marie Curie, Einstein, Heisenberg, Sakharov, and J.J. Thomson. It also features packaged materials on the discovery of the electron, global warming, and the discovery of fission, pulsar, and superconductivity.

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