Museum

Making the Modern World is a vast online exhibit from the Science Museum of London that covers science and society in the modern era, from traditional research and inventions and engineering, to social sciences and everyday life. There are many ways to explore the hundreds of images, audio files, and texts of the exhibit that begins with “Enlightenments and Measurement” in 1750 and concludes with the “Age of Ambivalence” in 2000. The largest section of the site is the Stories and Timelines, which is in narrative and chronological form. There are guided tours along the themes of “Technology as Passport,” “Women Making the Modern World,” and “Conflict in the Modern World.” The Daily Life Section has six categories that include personal, leisure, work, health, and control, and the stories of nine contemporary people's interactions with technology, some inventors, others learning how to handle a screwdriver and "DIY- Do It Yourself." The Icons of Invention includes more than 100 objects from science, technology, and medicine, while the Learning Modules cover biology, English, chemistry, geography, history, mathematics, and psychology. Throughout the site are subsections called "rich media scenes" with moving images and sound that provide interaction with catalogued images and quizzes within a particular story. Finally, there are basic and advanced search options to navigate quickly to a particular item or term.

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 American Museum of the Moving Image is dedicated to educating the public about the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media, and examines the impact on culture and society. This site includes information about the museum which is located in New York City, as well as information about collections and museum programming. Most notably, the site includes four online exhibits about the influence of new forms of media on elections, electronic games, the technology behind motion pictures, and an exhibit titled "The Interactive Playground."

This site exhibits photographs from 1839 to the late 20th century. Thirteen current exhibits offer a 100 to 600-word introductory essay and a wide range of images. "The Face of Slavery" presents ten photographs of African Americans from 1855 to 1905. The work of Southworth and Hawes, a photography team active between 1843 and 1862, is represented by eight daugerrotypes of women. In "Do You Believe?" visitors may consider evidence of ghostly existence offered by over 20 spirit photographs taken between 1875 and 1932. In "Photography as a Fine Art," over a dozen photos show dogs behaving like people from the 1850s to the 1950s. In "At Ease," photographs from around 1850 refute the popular notion that early portraiture was stiff. An exhibit of the trick photography of William H. "Dad" Martin presents photos produced between 1894 and 1912 that show exaggerated ordinary objects. In "Of Bricks and Light," the museum exhibits over 30 architectural photographs in five sections, from "Grand Vistas" to "Details & Glimpses." Business executive and photographer Shotaro Shimomura took pictures of his trip around the world in 1934-35; some of these are exhibited in "An Eye for the World." An interactive exhibit of cartes de visite allows visitors to investigate details. The museum also showcases over 40 of its favorite pieces. The site also provides a 1,700-word explanatory essay on photographic processes and links to more than 25 other resources concerning the history and art of photography. This site cannot be searched by subject, however, which somewhat limits its usefulness for research.

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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.

Mars and moon exploration and settlement plans from 1950 to the present are annotated in detail on this site. More than 330 documents are divided into 14 subject categories. Categories include Apollo projects, advanced propulsion, cyclers, stations, and Lagrange points, surface suits, vehicles, and activities, surveys of mission scenarios, risk reduction and human factors, high-profile reports, and many others. Author David S. F. Portree is an independent science writer and historian.