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Project Details
The Center for History of Physics at the American Institute of Physics has created and maintains several web exhibits on the history of the physical sciences. The topics covered range from an in-depth look at the life of Andrei Sakharov, to the history of the laser, to the history of the discovery of global warming. Many of the exhibits utilize audio or transcript excerpts from oral histories as well as photographs from the Niels Bohr Library and Archives.
Subjects or Themes
Science, Modern History
Project Language(s)
English
Time Period
Geographic Location
Project Categories
Content Type
Oral History, Images, Sound, Text, Mapping
Target Audience(s)
Creators
The web exhibits were created in collaborations between the staff of the Center for History of Physics and the American Institute of Physics and various historians of science. Individual exhibit authors are credited with their web exhibit.
Year(s)
Early 2000s to today
Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location
American Institute of Physics