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This site contains an extensive list of links to sites dealing with a wide range of history of science topics. The sites are grouped by topic from general introductions to libraries and graduate student resources. Along with typical web resources, some of the listings here include sources that may be included less often on other link pages: for example, links to listserves and chat pages.
On July 20, 1969, at 10:56 pm (EDT), Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon.
Around the world, people stayed up late, woke up early, and stopped their work to watch their televisions or listen to their radios to witness this riveting milestone in the history of science and technology. Now, emblazoned in the popular consciousness, are Armstrong’s words: “That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Please help us preserve the public memory of this historic event in an online archive so that future generations can understand the magnitude of this experience.
Echo's Remembering the Moonwalk project seeks to preserve the public memory of the first walk on the moon, made by Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969. People of all ages witnessed the event through radio or television, or heard about the event from others. There is an overview of the first 120 stories, a bibliography, and links to online resources.
The first dusty footprints left by MEN ON THE MOON were also indelible footprints left on the hearts and imaginations of the human race. No other adventure was shared by more people. No other quest has meant more to our species as a standard by which we measure our incredible potential. This web site is dedicated to collecting memories of one of the most famous days in the history of our planet from the various points of view of people who lived it, right here on Earth. It is One Day in the Life of Earth--late 20th century--preserved in the reflection of an extraordinary achievement. Read here the human stories of the impact of a world changing event as told by living witnesses to history, before they are lost to time.
The "Where Were You? Stories of The Most Amazing Day On Earth" website collects and presents personal memories and recollections of Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon. Stories are divided into groups including Vietnam veterans and their families, children, people involved with the mission, those witnessing the event in public places or from outside the United States. Others share the way the Moonwalk was a pivitol point in their life or their reflections on the larger implications of the mission. Only a portion of the stories collected via e-mail are presented on the website, while the rest are collected with goal of publication in a book. A word limit and biographic information are recommended and there are suggestions for content of stories.
Airline history in the continental United States of America was shaped early in its life by the US Postal Service's airmail contract system. This was extended to allow passenger carriers to win routes. The first routes were long-haul, trans-continental trunk routes connecting major hubs and these routes were what made the 'big-four' US airlines successful.
Secondary local routes feeding the trans-continental hubs were then awarded. So carriers in the US were divided into major and local companies. In more recent times most of these smaller carriers were taken over by the larger ones and so we see American, for instance, flying both trunk and feeder services.
This site is truly extensive, covering the history of commercial aviation throughout the world. The site gives brief histories of the beginnings and development of airlines in the United Kingdom, America, and Europe. For those interested in airlines in other parts of the world, the contents also include an exhaustive list of profiles of current and past airlines listed alphabetically, from ABA_Swedish Airlines to ZONDA-Zonas Oeste y Norte de Aerolineas Argentinas. There is also an index of airliners from 1910 with images and stats, and features on London's airports, planes that never made it into production, supersonic transport, and the flying boat. The navigation is simple and information is easy to find.
Airshipsonline houses the online archive of the Airship Heritage Trust. Inside you will find an extensive history relating to all of the British Airships from 1900 to the present day. The OnLine-Forum is open to to offer comment and share in news and knowledge between members and the public who share in the interest of lighter than air travel. The Trust is a charitable voluntary run organisation based in the U.K. We own and are responsible for the national heritage airship archive and large collection of airship artifact's and photographs relating to the British Airship Programme, from it’s early days at the turn of the century to the Skyships of the 1980’s.
Airshipsonline exists to provide viewers with access to the archives of the Airship Heritage Trust. The trust was originally established by enthusiasts and relatives of crew members, and continues as an effort to preserve airship history. The site includes a vast array of information relating to all aspects of lighter-than-air technology, especially in the U.K. Uninitiated readers can visit the online reference section to read an elaborate history of airships in general, or individual models. There is also an online discussion forum, dozens of images, and 25 short movie downloads created from original film footage of ships flying, landing, and "on the mast." Designs and flight plans are interesting features of the site as well. The material is not searchable, but a helpful index allows users to jump directly to the information they need, and the site provides an long list of related links with notes.
It is not widely known that Turkey began quite early to be active in aircraft production. At the beginning the aircraft production was supported mainly by the army. After a difficult start-up phase this status changed only gradually. In the course of time, both civilian institutions and private persons worked in this interesting area. In the following you will find the very first attempt to present this quite unknown part of aviation in a very summarized form.
This site, dedicated to the history of a Turkish aircraft industry, gives a summarized version of the material available in a book by the site's author, an aviation enthusiast who was born in Turkey and grew up in Germany. The site has a very basic design and the navigation is difficult because the pages are labled in many cases by Turkish names and acronyms that are not readily understandable by an english-speaking audiance. Also, each page is not cross-linked, so viewers will have to back-click to the first page before continueing to each following section. But despite the navigational difficulties, the site does offer some interesting information about the Turkish government's interest in aircraft and the partnerships between Turkish groups and foreign manufacturers. The site includes tables that list aircraft licenced for production in Turkey, the years of production, and the actual numbers produced. There are also a few images.
This website is dedicated to the men and women of the U.S. Air Mail Service, a little-remembered organization that laid the foundation for commercial aviation worldwide. With the cooperation of the U.S. Air Service, the U.S. Post Office flew the mail from 1918 until 1927.
Air Mail Service pilots are the unsung heroes of early aviation. In their frail Curtiss Jennies and postwar de Havillands, they battled wind, snow, and sleet to pioneer round-the-clock airmail service along the world's longest air route, the U.S. transcontinental. In the process, thirty-four pilots lost their lives.
The Air Mail Pioneers are an organization dedicated to preserving information on the partnership between the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Air Service, which flew mail across the country from 1918-1927. These aviators and crewmen became some of the first commercial air workers and helped to integrate flight into the every-day life of Americans. The site displays a gallery of images, lists and bios of Air Mail Service pilots, and an informative historical essay about the Air Service. Also included on the site are early flight directions, maps, and information on the aircraft used by the Service. The site contains information on former employees in the service, which could be a valuable asset to researchers interested in oral histories. This site would be most helpful to those interested in the history of commercial flight or the U.S. Postal Service.
To veterans of the Naval Air Station Glenview (“NASG”), and to many long-time residents of Glenview, the decision in April 1993 to close NASG was devastating news. Over its 58-year history, NASG played important military roles in four major wars and in peacetime readiness, provided homeland security, and was part of shaping the culture of Glenview. NASG was home base for many of Chicago’s annual air and water shows, and when the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds or any number of high-tech military aircraft were stationed here, the ultimate air performances were over the skies of Glenview.
Hanger One is the homepage for a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to the commemoration of the Naval Air Station Glenview and the community of people who lived and worked there. The site acts partially as a newsletter and fundraising device, but historians will also find an historical essay and many images. As a foundation site, Hanger One can also be an useful portal to a large number of potential interviewees for those interested in oral history accounts of military and aviation communities. The site can also offer information about how military bases became hubs of community involvement and it can demonstrate reactions to the withdrawal military investment.
