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This site has been established by the National Association of Atomic Veterans to provide an online archive of personal accounts of American veterans who served in divisions that were exposed to the effects of atomic weaponry. There are over 400 personal accounts from those who were there at Hiroshima, Nagasaki and military tests of atomic bombs from 1946 to 1962. There are also over 500 photographs from these servicemen and from declassified military archives. These images include the devastation of the Japanese cities in the immediate aftermath of the bombs and the activities of American servicemen in the testing and clean-up of atmospheric (above-ground) weapons testing. The site is also used to gather information about the subsequent medical effects of exposure to high-level radiation during these military exercises.

This site from NASA contains a brief biography and photograph of the physicist and "father of modern rocket propulsion," Robert Hutchings Goddard. Among the many firsts by Goddard listed, is the first liquid fuel rocket (1926), which led to the development of military missiles and the possibility of space exploration. A link on the liquid fueled rocket leads to several photographs and engineering sketches and an account of its inaugural flight. Statistics (size, employees, locations, funding, milestones) about the NASA center which is named after Goddard are also available.

A project of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the site recounts a ten day research trip examining active volcanoes in Costa Rica. In addition to scientific background information concerning the processes of volcanoes and the earth's crust, the site includes a Q&A section, biographies of the researchers, links to a variety of sites with volcanic content, and a daily log of the trip. The log also provides profiles, pictures, and video from the various volcanoes visited. The content ranges from basic cursory explanations of volcanic activity geared toward children to in depth, technical studies for the scientific community.

This site, produced by the Massachusetts General Hospital, examines the history of the first anesthesia, ether. Discovered as an aid to sedate patients in the middle of the nineteenth century, its use was heralded as a breakthrough which would lead to a new, better age of surgery. The 7 short essays on this site, written for a general audience, discuss the discovery of ether, the doctors involved, its use at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the subsequent history and future of anesthesiology. A few photographs and drawings of related materials are included.

Website maintained by the Royal Society of Chemistry containing a variety of pages of potential interest to researchers ans students alike. An interactive timeline provides an interesting overview of scientific events and discoveries since the Big Bang. They also feature archives of their webzine "chembytes," as well as exhibition of exemplary chemistry projects. Links to a variety of sites, including the Royal Society of Chemistry's Library and Information Centre are made.

This site is an online catalogue for one of the most famous science museums in Europe, located in Florence. Its collections are mostly from the early modern period (roughly 1500-1800), with a particular emphasis on Galileo, his inventions and related materials from his lifetime. A room-by-room map of the museum allows visitors to view dozens of drawings, paintings and photographs of early astronomical, medical, mathematical, chemical and engineering instruments. There is also a virtual video tour of the Galileo room and accompanying photographs of his telescopes and other memorabilia. The site is written in non-technical bilingual form (English and Italian). Short biographies of important early modern Italian scientists and a multitude of links to other history of science and technology sites in many languages are included.

John Baptist Porta (1535-1615), also known as Giambattista della Porta, was an early modern natural philosopher from Naples. This site by an amateur historian brings together short biographies (generally culled from other sites and works like the Encyclopedia Britannica) as well as primary source material on Porta available in other locations on the Web. Porta was best known for his 1558 book entitled "Natural Magic" (Magia Naturalis), which used an experimental method to describe magnetism and other elements of the physical and chemical sciences. He was also interested in the "occult" sciences and alchemy. This site is best for those with no knowledge of Porta looking for a basic overview and excerpts of his work. Several paintings and drawings of Porta enhance the site.

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has produced and maintained this site, examining the history of how physicists, meteorologists and other scientists have worked to create models of the Earth's atmosphere in an effort to understand large-scale circulation patterns and predict future weather events. The site's five historical essays trace modeling from the early 1920s through to the present day, and include references to printed material on the subject. There is an innovative "family tree" showing the development and interrelationships between various modeling theories and methods. Physicists and others who participated in the research and use of these models and their associated technologies are asked to email the AIP with their memories of the evolution of this field. It is also possible to send in other archival material, such as photographs and data, relating to the history of atmospheric general circulation models. A Sloan Foundation project.

This site examines the history of vehicles (mostly automobiles) powered by electricity rather than by an internal combustion engine. Providing an overview of the technology and its development, this site includes several recent articles on electric vehicles as well as important historical pieces. Most significantly, the site encourages current and former owners and drivers of electric vehicles to contribute their recollections to a lasting archive. That growing archive contains stories from the early days of electric-powered vehicles from engineers, early adopters and others involved with their production and use. The site is useful for understanding the goals, attitudes, successes and failures of current and former electric vehicle advocates.