Surf these sites: A Brief History of Chemistry -- A few short pages for a overview. American Chemical Society -- Division of the History of Chemistry. Includes information on membership, resources, and links. Atomic Structure Timeline -- Created by Lee Buescher , Science Department, Watertown High School , Watertown, Wisconsin. Beckman Center -- The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry has the goal of supporting basic research in the history of the chemical sciences and to sponsor events of interest to scholars and the informed public. Biographies of Famous Chemists -- Includes biographies of chemists who have contributed to the field of chemistry. Cairo University - Science Heritage Center -- Comprehensive history of science in general, with a specific focus on the history of science in in Egypt. Carmen Giunta''s Classic Chemistry -- The principal purpose of this site is to post the texts of several classic papers from the history of chemistry. This site also contains pointers to a few other chemistry-related sites. Maintained by Carmen Giunta of Le Moyne College. ChemTeam: Classic Papers Menu -- Classic papers from the history of chemistry and physics. Chemical Heritage Foundation -- The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF), established by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), had its origins in 1982. CHF seeks to strengthen public understanding of the chemical sciences and technologies. Chemistry: A History -- A comprehensive history of chemistry, from the early chemical arts to today. Includes reference notes and related information. Classic Papers from the History of Chemistry -- Virtual library for the history of science, technology and medicine. Includes the full-text of more than 30 articles by authors including Priestley, Faraday, Davy, Rutherford and Thomson. Also a few historical and biographical articles, and a fairly extensive photo gallery. Detergent Chemistry: History -- A history of synthetic detergents and of the synthetic detergent industry. Elemental and Molecular Heritage: An Internet-Based Display -- A heavily hyperlinked "virtual museum" showing samples (and explaining the historical value) of chemicals, compounds, or elements which were made in the lab well over 100 years ago. FAQ: History of chemistry -- A searchable database of frequently asked questions from the History of chemistry section of General Chemistry Online. Glenn T. Seaborg -- The life and contributions of Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg. Site maintained by the Lawrence Berkeley Lab. Greek Chemical Heritage -- Brief description of the terms used in Chemical nomenclature, which have a Greek origin. Greg''s History of Chemistry -- Resources in the study of the history of chemistry, maintained by Greg, a senior chemistry major at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. HORUS: A Beginner''s Guide to Research in the History of Science -- HORUS is a large site, by Professor Ronald C. Tobey of the University of California, Riverside, containing lots of useful material on the history of science, and useful advice for people beginning studies in the area. History and Philosophy of Alchemy -- "90 megabytes online of information on alchemy in all its facets." Though alchemy is neither chemistry nor a science, it is a historical precursor to scientific chemistry as studied in schools today. History of Chemical Engineering -- A chemical engineering timeline, with digressions into other topics as a reference in time. History of Chemistry -- A topical and biographical history produced by the 1992 Woodrow Wilson Summer Institute in Chemistry. History of Chemistry Index -- Links to biographies of many honored chemists and some physicists, biographical collections, classic papers in chemistry, and history of science sites. Lavoisier''s Database Project -- Digital museum of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, "the father of chemistry". (For serious researchers.) Links to History of Chemistry -- Maintained by the Department of Chemistry, Okanagan University College. Mark Rosen''s Biographies Links -- Biographies of famous scientists and chemists. Nobel Prizes in Chemistry -- A listing of Nobel Prize winners in chemistry from 1901 to 1999. Periodic Table of the Elements -- An interactive javascripted periodic table, linking the elements of the periodic table with it''s discovery and discoverer. Psssssst, the Life and Times of the Miracle Compound -- History of Freon, both good and bad. Radioactivity: Historical Figures -- Focuses on four primary figures in the development of the understanding of nuclear structure and radioactivity, namely Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, Antoine Henri Becquerel, Marie Sklodowska Curie, and Ernest Rutherford. Selected Classic Papers -- Historically important papers in the fields of: Atomic hypothesis and discrete nature of matter Electricity, electrochemistry, and electrolyte solutions The electron and electronic structure of matter Elements: nature, number, and discovery Environmental chemistry Gases Periodic table and periodic law Radioactivity and the nucleus Thermodynamics The Discovery of Argon: A Case Study in Scientific Method -- A talk given before the ACS in 1996. The History of Chemical Engineering -- Contains an introduction to chemical engineering and a brief history of the profession. The History of Chemistry -- 1992 Woodrow Wilson Summer Institute. Features a complete history of chemistry highlighted by biographies of those who contributed to the project. The History of Chemistry -- Course: University of Washington, George Lake, Washington. The Periodic Table -- A history of the development of the periodic table. The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry -- Includes membership information, a schedule of meetings events, educational material and links. This Week in Chemical History -- Annotated calendar noting both the people and the events related to various dates. This Week in the History of Chemistry -- Keep up with important chemistry-related historical events. WWWVL History of Science, Technology and Medicine - Chemistry -- Links page for the history of science, technology and medicine - Chemistry. Maintained by the University of Melbourne. Web Sites on the History of Chemistry -- Maintained by Harry E. Pence, Professor of Chemistry, SUNY Oneonta, for the use of his students.
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