Science

Historical review of the Muslim contribution to humanity and Islamic Civilization. Gives biographies of scientists and describes their contributions and influence on European thought and discoveries.

Primary sourcebook intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern European history and American history.

Technology guide looking at the past, present and future of technology and gadgets.

Describes the development of calculating machines beginning with an adaptation of the Chinese abacus called the soroban. Page includes background of developers and photos of early prototypes.

The history of the invention of the world's first automatic totalizator in 1913 and its subsequent development. Mechanical computing on a commercial scale.

International society devoted to the history of earth sciences. Site has information about the organization and its journal, Earth Sciences History.

Searchable by date or keyword.

Features announcements, inquiries and discussion on access to historical sources and their use and interpretation.

An annotated bibliography of the models of human cognition of Berkeley, Burton, Hobbes, and Locke.

Information from the official Nobel Prize site.

Created a semi-automatic key to help prevent telegrapher paralysis, created by the daily abuse of manipulating a manual Morse telegraph key. Includes biography and the spread of this invention across the United States.

Peer-reviewed journal of the Society for the History of Technology. Subscription information, submission guidelines, and free access to tables of contents and abstracts.

Traces the history of undersea cable communications, from the first telegraph cables used in 1850 to the fiber optic cables used today for the Internet.

Old time telegraphers tell their stories. Taken from early editions of Railroad Man's Magazine.

Biography of this African-American engineer and inventor, who developed and patented several inventions relating to telegraphy.

Offers a brief biography and a suggested reading list for more information.

Photo of the memorial to Adam Sedgwick in the village of Dent in Cumbria. Brief details of the 'Sedgwick Geological Trail'.

Biography of the co-founder of Burroughs Wellcome, who spent his boyhood on the Minnesota frontier. With footnotes and related links.

Publish work on all aspects of health, illness, and medical treatment in the past. Includes free sample issue and instructions to authors.

Short biography with portrait and related links .

Images of highlights from this large collection, family tree, life chronology, and articles about the invention of the telegraph and Morse's efforts in the arts, politics, and photography.

Article by Michael Boylan on this key figure in ancient medicine and later writers within the Hippocratic tradition. Includes brief biographical information.