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Apple Computer History Weblog

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • apple
  • collection
  • computer
  • Computers/Information Technology
  • Consumer Technology
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Exhibit
  • Museum
  • Primary Source
URL: 

http://apple.computerhistory.org/

Author: 
Computer History Museum
Excerpt: 

The purpose of this site is to collect information to create a first-hand, historical record regarding Apple Computer and Claris Corporation. The information and stories that are collected will be preserved for use by students, scholars, universities, and other non-profit organizations.

Annotation: 

The Computer History Museum began in 1996 to preserve and celebrate computer history, and the Apple Computer History Weblog introduced in August 2003 is one venture to do just this. Overseen by more than 20 former Apple and Claris employees and the Computer History Museum, the historical purpose of the blog is stated in the introduction. A year-by-year timeline of Apple history from 1976-1993 (because it takes a decade to become “history”) is provided, listing company financial and employee numbers, products, marketplace overviews, and executive staff.

Review: 

The Computer History Museum began in 1996 to preserve and celebrate computer history, and the Apple Computer History Weblog introduced in August 2003 is one venture to do just this. Overseen by more than 20 former Apple and Claris employees and the Computer History Museum, the historical purpose of the blog is stated in the introduction. A year-by-year timeline of Apple history from 1976-1993 (because it takes a decade to become “history”) is provided, listing company financial and employee numbers, products, marketplace overviews, and executive staff.

The Apple Computer History Weblog began with a promising start. In the first 8 weeks more than 75 stories were collected, although since then only a few more have been added. The medium of collection and presentation is fitting for the intended contributors, and the stories are a fascinating read even for those outside the Apple and Claris community, although attracting new visitors and contributions will be a continual challenge.

Community members can post a comment to a specific year, to a specific category, or begin a new topic. The community is comfortable and not entirely self-congratulatory. A posting entitled “Who Killed Apple Computer " sparked mention in Wired News, among others, and prompted 16 rather full replies in 6 weeks.

The use of blog technology to create a virtual workspace for an existing community with now far-flung members fits this group very well. Familiarity and interest in computer technology is a given, and the desire to commune with former colleagues is present in many members. Repeat contributors to this site comment on different topics is noteworthy, as is the In Memorium section, dedicated to former colleagues.

Critical opinions make it past the vetting process, although the introduction steers the contributor towards stories about the “cool stuff” and “the passion that made everything you did so great and so much fun.”

The design and navigation is simple, however the division of categories and stories can be confusing, as the category sections contain suggested topics rather than related stories. Despite the request for narratives rather than dialog, members have the ability to comment on individual stories. These messages don’t appear in threaded format, however, so viewing the two linked stories together requires more than one browser window. In addition, the author of a particular story is not viewable on the story page unless it was signed by the contributor. Threading the related stories or removing the comment option to prevent related, but unlinked, messages would improve the site and is needed now that there are a large number of messages.

Joan Fragaszy
Center For History and New Media
August 12, 2004

History of Mount Wilson Observatory

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Exhibit
  • Images
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Physical Sciences
  • Professional Association
URL: 

http://www.mtwilson.edu/

Excerpt: 

Founded in December 1904 by George Ellery Hale as one of the original scientific enterprises of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Mt. Wilson Observatory is completing its first century as one of the world’s premier astronomical observatories. During the first half of the twentieth century Mt. Wilson was successively home to the world’s two largest telescopes as well as the most powerful facilities in existence for studying the sun

Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Aviation/Space Exploration
  • Computers/Information Technology
  • Consumer Technology
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Earth Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Exhibit
  • Industrial/Military Technology
  • Library/Archive
  • Life Sciences
  • Medicine/Behavioral Science
  • Physical Sciences
  • Primary Source
  • Professional Association
  • Secondary Source
URL: 

http://www.sanu.ac.yu/English/SASA.htm

Author: 
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Excerpt: 

The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most eminent scientific and art institution in Serbia. It was founded by Law of November 1, 1886 as the Serbian Royal Academy. SRA was the successor to the Serbian Learned Society with which it merged in 1892 and accepted its members as its own either regular or honorary members, its tasks and its place in scientific and cultural life. The same occurred several decades earlier when the Serbian Learned Society took over the place and functions of the Society of Serbian Letters, the first learned society in the Serbian Principality.

Linus Pauling and the Race for DNA: A Documentary History

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Biographical
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Exhibit
  • Images
  • Library/Archive
  • Life Sciences
  • Links
  • Primary Source
  • Secondary Source
  • University
  • Video
URL: 

http://osulibrary.orst.edu/specialcollections/coll/pauling/dna/

Author: 
Oregon State University Special Collections
Excerpt: 

Utilizing over 800 scanned documents, photographs, audio clips and video excerpts, this website narrates the breathless details of the pursuit of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. Scattered throughout the project are images of a number of very important and extremely rare items, all of which are held within The Valley Library's Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, and many of which have not been previously displayed. Also featured are two original documents hitherto unknown to scholars interested in this period. It is expected that this website will serve as a primary reference point for individuals interested in the history of DNA -- both researchers and lay people alike.

The Sea and the Cities: A Multidisciplinary Project on Environmental History

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Earth Sciences
  • Exhibit
  • Life Sciences
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Physical Sciences
  • Secondary Source
  • University
URL: 

http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/projects/enviro/

Author: 
Simo Laakkonen, University of Helsinki
Excerpt: 

The Sea and the Cities project focuses on the environmental history of urban water pollution and protection in the Baltic Sea region in the 19th and the 20th century.

Japanese Society for Science and Technology Studies (JSSTS)

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Aviation/Space Exploration
  • Computers/Information Technology
  • Consumer Technology
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Earth Sciences
  • Educational
  • Engineering
  • Exhibit
  • Industrial/Military Technology
  • Life Sciences
  • Medicine/Behavioral Science
  • Physical Sciences
  • Professional Association
  • Secondary Source
URL: 

http://www.cs.kyoto-wu.ac.jp/jssts/english/index.html

Excerpt: 

The twentieth century has seen an unprecedented development and global expansion in Western science and its accompanying technological advances, stimulated in part by two world wars. This wedding of science and technology-or "technoscience" as it is sometimes called-has spelled great prosperity for some and a radical change in lifestyle for most. The enormous range of products and services it has produced has profoundly affected ways of thinking and social structures across the world. But it has also left its scars in the form of environmental pollution, harmful medications, technological accidents, and weaponry of unprecedented destructiveness.

Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution & Cognition Research

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Exhibit
  • Life Sciences
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Museum
  • Primary Source
  • Secondary Source
URL: 

http://www.kli.ac.at/

Author: 
Konrad Lorenz Institute
Excerpt: 

The KLI is an advanced research center in theoretical biology. Through its board members, fellows, and activities, the institute maintains strong ties to the University of Vienna.
In its name the institute pays homage to the Nobel laureate Konrad Lorenz, whose work laid the foundation of an evolutionary approach to mind and cognition, and in whose turn-of-the-century family mansion the KLI is located

Materials Research

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Engineering
  • Exhibit
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Secondary Source
  • University
URL: 

http://hrst.mit.edu/hrs/materials/public/

Author: 
Dibner Institute
Excerpt: 

We would like to gather important facts including what happened in the last decades, years, or even weeks. In addition, we want to provide interpretations - yours and ours. In the spirit of stimulating discussions, we will juxtapose different accounts of the same episode. You may decide that only one is right - you might find several accounts possible. Compare for example the following two brief explanations of the origin of the modern discipline of materials science and engineering:

Museum and Institute of Zoology

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Exhibit
  • Life Sciences
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
  • Museum
  • Secondary Source
URL: 

http://ciuw.warman.net.pl/alf/miz/

Author: 
Polish Academy of Sciences
Excerpt: 

The article presents the history of the Warsaw Zoological Collection, as well as institutions connected with it. The beginning of this collection stretches down to 1819 - the year in which a collection of ca 20.000 specimens of animals, mainly birds, was bought for the Zoological Cabinet of the Royal University of Warsaw. The Cabinet, together with the library, was organized and for 43 years managed by Feliks Pawel Jarocki. The finest period in the history of the Cabinet was in the 3rd quarter of XIX century under Wladyslaw Taczanowski's guidance, when many Polish Zoologists from the country and from abroad enriched it with their own collections. In 1887 a private Zoological Museum was created by the Branicki family with a rich collection of various vertebrates, mainly birds.

Annotation: 

The article presents the history of the Warsaw Zoological Collection, as well as institutions connected with it. The Zoological Collection originated in 1819 when a collection of 20,000 specimens of animals (mainly birds) was bought for the Zoological Cabinet of the Royal University of Warsaw. Though effected by Poland's often tragic history, the collection has continued to grow. The library now comprises over 230,000 volumes and 5,378 archival items. The five articles weave the history of the museum and institute into the history of Poland, explaining the many efforts to save collections against wars and natural disasters.

University Museum of Zoology

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
  • Artifacts
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Educational
  • Exhibit
  • Life Sciences
  • Primary Source
  • Secondary Source
  • University
URL: 

http://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/museum/index.htm

Author: 
Cambridge University
Excerpt: 

The museum houses an extensive collection of scientifically important zoological material designated as being of outstanding national and international significance by Re:source (formerly the MGC).
As part of the Department of Zoology we are also home to a thriving research community.

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