http://www.iop.org/Physics/Electron/Exhibition/
Life, the Universe, and the Electron, a collaboration between
the Science Museum, London, and the Institute of Physics (UK), includes
a movie clip that reconstructs Thomson's experiment, an interactive
animation of the experiment and a sound file of Thomson speaking in
1934 about his discovery. The exhibit covers all aspects of the electron
at a simple level, with links to sites such as Fermilab and NASA that
provide more detailed information.
http://www.aip.org/history/electron/
The Discovery of the Electron is a site prepared by the Center
for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics. A text
based on recent historical studies is accompanied by photographs,
animated diagrams, quotes and an audio clip of Thomson's voice. Science
teachers and students in particular should profit from viewing the
site. Links are provided to full texts of Thomson's scientific paper
(October 1897) and Nobel Prize address.
http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/
Einstein: Image and Impact. The AIP Center for History of Physics
also offers this guided tour through the life of Albert Einstein. Numerous
pictures along with quotes and voice clips illustrate an authoritative
text by historians. Topics include Einstein's formative years, his
revolutionary works such as relativity ("A great storm broke loose
in my head"), his world fame (with period cartoons), the nuclear
age (showing Einstein's letter to President Roosevelt about atomic
bombs) and many other subjects. The exhibit has links to much additional
information on the Web about Einstein's life and science.
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp/
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics is an archive
of citations of women who have made original and important contributions
to physics this century. Over 180 women are already in the database
and there are more than 30 edited citations, including those for giants
such as Marie Curie, Lise Meitner, Emmy Noether and Chien-Shiung Wu. The
citations include brief descriptions of the physicists' contributions
and some biographical information. Forms are provided for feedback,
corrections and the adding of more names by the physics community. The
goal is to have a reasonably complete set of citations through 1975
in time for the 1999 American Physical Society centennial celebrations. The
Committee on the Status of Women in Physics and the Forum on
the History of Physics of APS sponsor the site.
Compiled by Graham P. Collins