History
Categories
- Davy, Humphrey (5)
- Kamen, Martin (3)
- Lavoisier, Antoine (3)
- Priestley, Joseph (6)
Links
Alchemist's Corner
http://www.geocities.com/alchemistrial/
Covers computational chemistry and some history of chemistry.
Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC)
http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/HST/SHAC/index.html
Information on how to join the Society, its activities, journal and conferences.
Famous Scientists
http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/history/electrochemists.htm
Links to biographies of those who greatly contributed to electrochemistry and related fields, particularly to the physical theory of electricity and electronics.
This Week in Chemical History
http://chemistry.org/portal/Chemistry?PID=history.html
Annotated calendar noting both the people and the events related to various dates.
Atomic Structure Timeline
http://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/HS/Staff/Buescher/atomtime.asp
Presents the history of discoveries about the structure of matter. Created by Lee Buescher, Science Department, Watertown High School, Watertown, Wisconsin.
National Historic Chemical Landmarks
http://center.acs.org/landmarks/
Key discoveries and places, compiled by the American Chemical Society.
Classic Chemistry
http://webserver.lemoyne.edu/faculty/giunta/
Provides texts of several classic papers from the history of chemistry and links to related sites. Maintained by Carmen Giunta of Le Moyne College.
A and B Scott Science History
http://members.optusnet.com.au/scottsofta/
History of development of atomic theory and periodic table; links from each scientist named to primary sources and more extensive biographical material.
Beckman Center
http://www.chemheritage.org/about/about-nav2.html
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry has the goal of supporting basic research in the history of the chemical sciences and to sponsor events of interest to scholars and the informed public.
Classic Papers from the History of Chemistry
http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Chem-History/Classic-Papers-Menu.html
Virtual library for the history of science, technology and medicine. Includes the full-text of more than 30 articles by authors including Priestley, Faraday, Davy, Rutherford and Thomson. Also a few historical and biographical articles, and a fairly extensive photo gallery.
Rediscovery of the Elements
http://www.jennymarshall.com/rediscovery1.htm
Photo tour of the places in Europe and North America where each of the chemical elements was first discovered.


