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History of Science and Technology

History of Science and Engineering Web Resources

Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Hosted by Agnes Scott College, this resource contains bibliographic data for hundreds of important women mathematicians, their major contributions to the field, and citations of their works.

History of Thermal Joining: This resource contains two sections: A History of Welding from Hephaestus to Apollo; and A History of Brazing.

Ingenium: Headquartered in Ottawa, Ingenium is a network of Canada's STEM-focused national museums: the Canada Science and Technology Museum, the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, and the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. In addition to finding information on past and present exhibitions, visitors to their website can also access their digital collections and archives.

Museum of the History of Science: Housed at the University of Oxford, the Museum of the History of Science contains artifacts dating from ancient times to the present day, including astrolabes, medical instruments, and even a preserved blackboard from Albert Einstein's 1931 lecture at Oxford concerning the age, density, and expansion of the universe. More than 30,000 objects and manuscripts in its collection have been digitized and are freely available to view in the museum's online database.

The Newton Project: Created by Imperial College, London, this project is intended to host all of Isaac Newton's (1642-1727) published and unpublished works online.