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Her discovery of radium changed our understanding of matter and
energy and brought a new era for medicine. The extraordinary romance
of her life is illustrated with many pictures and basic explanations.
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Curie
in Brief
The Curie in Brief exhibit is a lively tour of the main points,
especially for young people, including letters and other writings
by Curie. Download site
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![Einstein Exhibit Logo](images/aeicon4.gif) |
His astounding theories and his thoughtful philosophy rose above
a turbulent life. The story, checked for accuracy by leading historians,
will interest all readers. Enhanced with striking pictures, voice
clips, and essays, this is a one-stop source for Einstein information.
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From the ancient Greeks to the Hubble Space Telescope - the story of the colorful individuals, startling ideas and ingenious tools that brought us knowledge of the vast and strange universe we inhabit. Written by leading historians of astronomy, richly illustrated. |
![Transistorized! - History of the Transistor](images/transistor.jpg) |
Find how three physicists in the 1940s developed the device that
created our information age. The story, combining science, biography
and social inputs, is told by top science journalists and enlivened
by a variety of multi-media clips and supplements. With Teachers’
Guide.
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As he built machines to study subatomic particles, Ernest O. Lawrence
created modern "Big Science." After helping make the first
atomic bombs, he became a leader of Cold War science. His biography
is illustrated with pictures, simple science explanations and a
song. |
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The “uncertainty principle” that Werner Heisenberg
used to explain quantum theory is explained with text, pictures
and voice clips. Heisenberg’s leading biographer tells the
full story of this eventful life, including the physicist’s
controversial role in Nazi Germany's nuclear program. |
![Selected Papers of Great American Physicists exhibit logo](images/gap-exhibit.jpg) |
See science in action by reading actual reproductions of some of
the greatest physics papers of all time, by physicists including
Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Henry, Albert Michelson, Robert Millikan
and Arthur Holly Compton. With brief biographies and explanations. |
![Sakharov exhibit](images/sakhorov-exhibit.gif) |
Andrei Sakharov, the father of the Soviet Union’s hydrogen
bomb, went on to struggle for human rights, peace and democracy,
sacrificing his high position for exile and repression. His remarkable
pilgrimage is explained by his biographer and illuminated with rare
photos. |
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How do you discover a particle so small that nobody has ever seen
one? J. J. Thomson ingeniously figured out the chief properties
of this particle, basic to modern life. The story of his work (and
of Thomson’s life as a whole) tells much about science and
our world. |
![Discovery of global warming](images/dgwlogo.gif) |
This hyperlinked set of 30 essays, the only one of its kind, explains
from many angles the century of scientific and social challenges
that made the world’s scientists conclude that climate change
is very likely to become a severe problem. With photos, charts,
bibliography, links. Download
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![Moments of Discovery](images/mod-logo.gif) |
Follow discoveries hour by hour, even minute by minute, through the
scientists' own words. Famous physicists recall the discovery
of nuclear fission. Two young astronomers recorded on the spot
their momentous first use of a telescope. A theorist tells how
his team explained superconductivity. Plus Teachers’ Guides.
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