HIST 210: History of Modern Science: Websites & Podcasts

The Internet provides access to a variety of information, but not all of it is accurate, reliable, current or unbiased. The websites listed below are maintained by reputable organizations and contain trustworthy information.

Archives & Museums

• American Museum of Natural History (New York, N.Y.)
• Benjamin Franklin Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos, N.M.)
• Mütter Museum at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
• National Museum of Industrial History (Bethlehem, Pa.)
• Science Museum (London, U.K.)
• Smithsonian Institution Online Virtual Archives
• Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park (N.J.)
• Thomas Edison National Historical Park (West Orange, N.J.)
• Thomas A. Edison Papers Project, Rutgers University (Piscataway, N.J.)
• Wright Brothers National Memorial (Kitty Hawk, N.C.)

Honors, Awards & Prizes

• Breakthrough Prize
• MacArthur Fellows Program (sometimes called the "Genius Grant")
• Nobel Prize
• Wolf Award

Science Organizations

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Institute for Advanced Study
• National Academy of Sciences
• National Geographic Society
• Royal Society (United Kingdom)

U.S. Government Agencies

• Library of Congress -- Research Guides in Science & Technology 
• National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Science Foundation

The Disappearing Spoon, a podcast series produced by the Science History Institute Museum & Library in Philadelphia, tells "topsy-turvy tales from our scientific past," covering a wide variety of events and people that you may not have heard of in high school science class. 

The Wright Brothers Fly at Kitty Hawk -- Episode 123 of the podcast History That Doesn't Suck, hosted by Prof. Greg Jackson.