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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:20.

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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by the California Institute of Technology, is NASA's lead center for robotic exploration of the solar system. Our spacecraft have visited all the planets in our solar system except Pluto. JPL telescopes are observing distant galaxies in the universe to study how our solar system was formed.

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory website acts as a hub for information about the laboratory and much of the U.S. space exploration program. The site contains articles about current projects as well as archives regarding past initiatives. The site also offers a general history section that contains images and video from early projects and links to more detailed information about specific missions.

Smithsonian Institute Archives

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:19.

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http://www.si.edu/archives//start.htm

Author:

Smithsonian Institution

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An annotated bibliography of published and unpublished works on the history of the Smithsonian Institution is available on-line. Included are journal articles, monographs, reports, dissertations, and oral history interviews. Topics covered include administration, buildings, collections, exhibits, expeditions, public programs, Smithsonian Secretaries, and women's history.

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This site includes information about archives at the Smithsonian Institution, as well as a few on-line exhibits. The papers of Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Institution, who also helped to create telegraphs and electricity, are available online, along with several primary documents. The Smithsonian also hosts the papers of many of the scientists and historians of science who have worked at the Smithsonian since its foundation. Some of the more important figures such as Charles P. Alexander, a zoologist, and Charles D. Walcott, a geologist and Secretary of the Institute, have biographies attached to the description of their papers. There are also finding guides to the collections and descriptions of various research databses and how to access them. The site is imformative and well maintained.

Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:19.

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http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/index.html

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Manuscripts and Archives is a major Yale center for historical documentation, promoting and sustaining the research and teaching missions of the University, and serving as the documentary memory of the Yale community. The resources and services of Manuscripts and Archives are available to all members of the Yale community as well as to researchers from outside the University who wish to make use of them.

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The website for Yale University Manuscripts and Archives offers users a number of tools for finding information and preparing for a visit. The site contains a collections overview with brief descriptions of each series. The Manuscripts and Archives Digital Images Database (MADID) offers a few images of photographs, artwork, drawings, and text from many of the collections. There is also information on making requests and research inquiries.

Royal Observatory Greenwich

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:19.

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http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/

Author:

Royal Observatory

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8 June 2004 was a special day for astronomers - a transit of Venus was visible across the UK. Many people came to the Observatory to watch it using viewers, projection screens and telescopes. See some of the pictures from the day.

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This site is most notable for its on-line exhibitions. Topics covered include Astronomy, Navigation and Exploration. Researchers may find the exhibits about George Airy, Edmund Halley, William and Caroline Herschel, and the Story of Longitude. Each exhibit includes information about various aspects of the subject. The site also includes other useful pages about the history of the observatory, astronomy and navigation in addition to brief biographies of the fifteen astronomers royal.

Museum of Science and Industry

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:19.

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http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/

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The world's leading centre for the presentation of contemporary science and technology, the Wellcome Wing explores the latest ideas and issues in a series of thought-provoking interactive displays

NOVA Online

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:19.

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/

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Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over

U.S. National Archives & Records Administration

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:19.

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http://www.nara.gov/

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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent federal agency that preserves our nation's history and defines us as a people by overseeing the management of all federal records.

Nobel Channel

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:19.

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http://www.nobelchannel.com/

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The story of the Nobel Prizes and of the people who have won them has a peculiar interest about it in our own time, not least because at the end of our own century - the century of the Nobel Prize-winners - the world will enter a new millennium. Such a conjunction 1,000 years ago created both interest and concern. How will our century be related not only to the next century, but to the next millennium? To what extent are the Nobel Prize-winners, outstanding in their own generation, pointing the way? Ours has been the only century when it has been possible for a book to appear with the title Tomorrow is Already Here.

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The Nobel Channel site gives users information about the Alfred Nobel and the winners of past Nobel Prizes. Not every Nobel winner is represented here, but there are several completed profiles that represent a range of periods and disciplines. Each section contains a timeline and narrative of events leading to the achievement that was honored, profiles of the winners, and a short video presentation explaining the importance of their work. The site gives a biography of Nobel himself as well.

World Archives Portal

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:19.

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http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/

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An international gateway to information for archivists and archive users

IBM Archives

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:19.

URL:

http://www-1.ibm.com/ibm/history/

Author:

International Business Machines Corporation

Excerpt:

This permanent exhibit provides a selective decade-by-decade/year-by-year overview of IBM history. For more detailed information, visit our Documents section where you will find materials containing a comprehensive list of key events and developments in IBM business performance, organization, products and services, alliances, science and technology, facilities and corporate citizenship.

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The IBM Archive offers users access to a large number of historical material that covers both the products offered by the company over the years, and the corporate culture that IBM developed during more than a century of business operations. A host of exhibits deal with a wide range of topics from women at IBM to IBM and space flight. One of these exhibits is a lengthy timeline of IBM history that starts in the 1880's and proceeds to the present. The site also provides online access to a great number of documents such as the official announcement of the first IBM personal computer or a collection of quotes and proverbs by company executives. The site also contains images of vintage machines, a few audio files, and a list of links.