Science and Technology






 
The Nobel Prize Internet Archive

All laureates of the Nobel Prize, awarded each year in Stockholm, are to be found here, in all categories: literature, physics, chemistry, peace, economics, and physiology & medicine. The Nobel Prize Internet Archive offers alphabetical lists with information about the scientists: year of birth and death, nationality, year of award, justification and some links. Furthermore there are some interviews, a quiz, an index of female laureates and a feature "Why there is no Nobel Prize in Mathematics."

   
The World of Benjamin Franklin

He became famous for being a scientist, an inventor, a statesman, a printer, a philosopher, a musician, and an economist. And everybody knows that he invented the lightning conductor. This website was created to celebrate his birthday on January 17th, 1706. Many texts and images offer "glimpses of the man America has never forgotten", who was engaged in the American Independence Movement to boot.

 
   
 
Einstein Revealed

Whatever you really want to know about the genius - you'll certainly find it here. And for teachers there is an extra page. The site presents anecdotes and stories (in "Light Stuff") and much interesting information too. Also novices will get an insight into the general theory of relativity. A journey through time explains relativity with Shockwave and in "Joe's Room" we find details about the velocity of light. So if you have to explain E = mc² to your son or your neighbour's daughter, you first should have a look at this site.

   
The Computer Museum Network

A great number of online exhibits can be visited at this site. One attraction is of course the Walk Through Computer 2000, presented to the public in 1995, and since then to be seen in journals and newspapers. It's the biggest (in terms of physical size) computer in the world and you can really "walk through!" Learn about the pedagogic background and the technical construction. Furthermore: robots and other friendly machines, people and computers: milestones of a revolution, technical innovations in the historyof the computer. Or construct your own robot!

 
   
 
Web Nebulae

Bill Arnett, well known for his multimedia tour through the solar system "The 9 Planets", has created this aesthetically pleasing website. He paid closer attention, so he tells us, to aesthetic than to scientific aspects. Fascinating telescope photographs of solar streets and galactic fogs are presented, but you will also find texts explaining space objects like Ela Carina or NGC 7023 and the how the photographs were token.

   
The Old Radio Receiver

The history of broadcasting is presented at this site with many texts and photographs. Seven chapters, arranged chronologically show radio receivers of historical interest, from the 20s to the 40s, including the "Tefifon" and the German "Volksempfaenger," do-it-yourself models from the pioneer years and many more.

 
   
 
German Web Computer Museum

This website presents the technical development of the computer along with a lot of stories. You will find descriptions of historical computers (for example the Apple Lisa or the first IBM PC) or a detailed history of innovations since 1970. The gallery features a timetable with illustrations of many important historical computers. This informative page is rounded out by numerous stories and anecdotes and many annotated links.

   
The Jukebox Museum

This well-designed site by the Wurlitzer Company sparks nostalgia. In addition to a souvenir shop, an exhibition and a sales room featuring reconstructed American juke-boxes (unfortunately no prices are listed) the jukebox museum itself is worth a visit. In 8 rooms you'll see many pieces, from 1930 to today, with photographs and some brief statistical data.

 
   
 
Virtual Aviation Museum

Would you like to get more detailed informations on the airplane the crash of which you just heard about in the news? No problem. The new virtual aviation museum offers photographs and technical data of 900 (current and historical) airplanes, Airbus and "Fieseler stork," Boeing 737 and Zeppelin. European aviation museums are listed and you will also find notes on events and current exhibits. More chapters (among others the history of aviation) are under construction.

   
Cells alive!

This is a really interesting exhibit - not only for biologists. Quill Graphics presents viruses, bacteria and parasites online! The site offers video clips, GIF animations explaining motions or illustrating cell modifications. Excerpt from the script: HIV: the virus travels through a lymphocyte * when a cell commits suicide * abstract landscapes of polarization microscopy * when macrophages "talk" to lymphocytes * Streptococcus: this strain kills white blood cells * penicillin at work * what is the size of a virus?

 
   
 
M K Z D K

What is the universe? What is life? What is consciousness? If you are interested in questions like these - and answers of course - you shouldn't miss this highly graphical site maintained by Stephen Miller. "New visions are emerging in the overlap of the frontiers of biology and cosmology, quantum physics and astronomy, cognitive science and complexity; choose which entrance you like, I have a feeling that all these roads lead to Rome" we are told at the entrance. The section "Cosmos" then offers many text informations (e.g. about the "Gaia Hypothesis"), whereas "Visions" presents a really huge number of graphics. MKZDK is an experimental site, with a pleasing design, interesting text informations and a lot of graphics, gif-animations and photos of spirals and galaxies.

   


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