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Education/exhibits

• EXHIBIT HALL - overview of all our web exhibits
• Einstein: Image and Impact -- Brief version (-download entire exhibit as pdf - 3.5Mb) (en Español)
• Marie Curie and Radioactivity -- Marie Curie: Her Story in Brief
• The Discovery of the Electron
• Bright Idea: The First Lasers
• Cosmic Journey: A History of Scientific Cosmology
• Heisenberg / Uncertainty
• Transistorized! (-buy the PBS DVD/Video)
• Sakharov: Nuclear Weapons & Human Rights
• Lawrence and the Cyclotron
• Selected Papers of Great American Physicists
• Moments of Discovery: Fission, Optical pulsar, Lasers and Superconductivity (-download the site) (-buy the CD)
• The Discovery of Global Warming (-download the site) (-buy the CD)
• Mini-exhibits - brief vignettes of 18 great physicists
• Our favorite pictures and quotes from our newsletter
• Exhibit awards and web rings

• Links to other science history and archives sites
• Syllabi for Teachers - sample syllabi and reading lists

Niels Bohr Library & catalogs

• About the library
• Using our catalogs (general information & search help)
• Search our online book catalog
• Find archival materials: International Catalog of Sources (ICOS) for history of physics & allied fields
• Detailed Finding Aids for selected archival collections
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Emilio Segrè Visual Archives

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Oral histories

• Our oral history collection
• Advice on conducting an interview
• Question list to guide you through your interview
• Access permission form - for interview participants
• Our International Catalog of Sources includes interviews

Publications

• Recent publications on the history of physics & allied fields
• Recommended references and texts

Our publications (most are free):

• List of all our publications
• AIP History Newsletter online
• Books and articles written by Center staff
• Publications on documentation and preservation
• Advice on preserving source materials

Grants

• Scholars can apply to us for Grants-in-Aid for interviewing, microfilming, or visits to our library
• We also offer Grants to Archives

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