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National policies and programs in science and technology are among the historical issues documented in the estimated 20 million pages of archival material at the Gerald R. Ford Library. Some of these materials are summarized below, but more is available in many different collections. The additional files on energy and environmental policies in particular are vast. Anyone may use these collections, and Library staff can provide database searches and other assistance at finding material on specific topics

 
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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.

This guide consists of an annotated selection of some of the best websites on the history of science. No attempt has been made to be comprehensive, as the number of relevant websites is incredibly large. Additionally, the transient nature of electronic publishing makes the gathering of resources difficult. While all sites reviewed below were active as of Jauary 15, 1999, during the course of the writing this paper there were sites that disappeared.

The Smithsonian is committed to enlarging our shared understanding of the mosaic that is our national identity by providing authoritative experiences that connect us to our history and our heritage as Americans and to promoting innovation, research and discovery in science. These commitments have been central to the Smithsonian since its founding more than 155 years ago.

From our small world we have gazed upon the cosmic ocean for untold thousands of years. Ancient astronomers observed points of light that appeared to move among the stars. They called these objects planets, meaning wanderers, and named them after Roman deities -- Jupiter, king of the gods; Mars, the god of war; Mercury, messenger of the gods; Venus, the god of love and beauty, and Saturn, father of Jupiter and god of agriculture. The stargazers also observed comets with sparkling tails, and meteors or shooting stars apparently falling from the sky.

Interest in atomic energy hit full force following World War II. The scientists who had raced to produce a bomb had also developed theories for a number of possible uses for the atom.

Dr John M. Beeckmans is on a post-retirement appointment as professor at the Faculty of Engineering Science at the University of Western Ontario. A native of Belgium, he obtained his first degree in chemical engineering from University College, University of London, UK, and subsequently received post-graduate degrees in chemical engineering and physical chemistry from the University of Toronto. His research interests are in fluidization and pneumatic transport. In recent years he has become interested in non-conventional methods of instruction, especially in team-structured self-learning.