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"Intute is a free online service providing access to high quality Web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK Universities and partners. Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in the database."

"Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine available on the Internet. Driven by the latest search engine technology, it enables scientists, students and anyone searching for scientific information to chart and pinpoint data, locate university sites and find reports and articles quickly and easily. It was launched by Elsevier Science, the leading international publisher of scientific information."

American Physical Society: Search for physics internet resources by the following fields: Electricity & Magnetism, Fusion, Motion & Forces, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter, Solid State Physics, Nuclear, Particle, and Quantum Physics.

Andrei Linde: Physicist, Andrei Linde is a professor in the department of physics at Standford University. He is providing a PDF link to the full-text of his book, "Particle Physics and Inflationary Cosmology" which was originally published in 1990. (wait a few minutes for the entire book to load)

CiteSeer: A research index to digitized scientific documents and other literature sponsored by The National Science Foundation and Nasa. Search capability provided by Google and hosted by Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology.

Educational Resources in Physics, Astronomy, and Related Fields: Gateways to physics and astronomy links selected by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Sonoma State University.

Energy Science and Technology Virtual Library: "EnergyFiles is a virtual library of over 500 science and technology databases and Web sites. Sponsored, developed, and maintained by the Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), this site provides access to information, tools, and technologies relevant to the Department of Energy (DOE), with an emphasis on the physical sciences. This page contains an enhanced alphabetical listing of all resources available through the service. It can be used for locating a specific collection or resource or for browsing the entire list of resources. Organization of resources by subject area is available through the Subject Pathways."

Language & Translation Center: Jim Martindale's reference guide to indigenous languages of North America, English and other languages, including links to sign language and braille. An excellent directory of links to language guides including vocabulary and pronunciation keys.

PhysLink: "PhysLink.com is a comprehensive physics and astronomy online education, research and reference website. In addition to its search feature, it has good links in its education and reference section."

PhysMath Central: "This independent publishing platform operated by BioMed Central is committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed physics and mathematics research. All original research articles published and by, or in cooperation with, PhysMath Central are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. PhysMath Central views open access to research as essential in order to ensure the rapid and efficient communication of research findings."

SciNet: SciNet is a public directory that allows you to search links in major science subject areas.

Virtual Library: Physics: A selective list of physics links by Virtual Library.

 
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CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research: CERN is the world's largest particle physics centre, which explores what matter is made of, and what forces hold it together. It is also the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

Einstein, Albert Online: Use this site, maintained by S. Morgan Friedman, to locate many links to Albert Einstein resources.

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory: Use the "for physicists" link to observe active experiments and projects now underway at the laboratory.

Feynman, Richard P. Online: A good list of links on this famous physicist by Bill Beaty.

Einstein Archives: "The Einstein Archives Online Website provides the first online access to Albert Einstein's scientific and non-scientific manuscripts held by the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and to an extensive Archival Database, constituting the material record of one of the most influential intellects in the modern era. The site allows viewing and browsing of approx. 3,000 high-quality digitized images of Einstein's writings, available for viewing in two sizes: a standard resolution image, as well as a high-resolution image for closer inspection. This digitization of more than 900 documents written by Einstein was produced by the Jewish National & University Library's Digitization Project and was made possible by generous grants of David and Fela Shapell."

Hawking, Stephen: Official site of Professor Stephen W. Hawking, including a brief biography and full-text access to selected lectures. Professor Hawking is available by e-mail. This site also provides future lecture dates.

Hypertextbook: A free online physics text book provided by Glenn Elert, professor at Midwood High School at Brooklyn College, NY. He acts as the editor of the Physics Factbook, a large collection of essays written by high-school students as an exercise in library research methods (in a scientific context)

Internet Plasma Physics Education Experience: "This site contains Interactive Plasma Physics Topics, ranging from electricity, magnetism, energy, and fusion. Please visit the "Virtual Tokamak" and our "Virtual Magnetic Stability Module" to learn about Plasma and Fusion Containment." This interactive science site is supported by the Science Education Department, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory."

Microcosm: "Microcosm takes you into the hidden corners of the universe. On the site of the world's largest particle physics laboratory, CERN, the exhibition has models, videos, computer games and original pieces of equipment - something

Newton Project: This site is dedicated to providing a full representation of Newton's writing producing the "first ever comprehensive catalogue of Newton's non-'scientific' papers and has placed online over 50 per cent of the two and a half million words he devoted to the subject of theology, as well as a large selection of his notebooks and scientific papers. At the beginning of 2004, a closely linked sister project in the US received funding to begin similar work on the alchemical papers."

NIST Physics Laboratory: "The Physics Laboratory is one of the major operating units of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Its mission is to support United States industry by providing measurement services and research for electronic, optical, and radiation technologies. The Laboratory pursues directed research in the physical science; develops new physical standards, measurement methods, and data; conducts an aggressive dissemination program; and collaborates with industry to commercialize inventions and discoveries."

NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty: "CODATA internationally recommended values of the Fundamental Physical Constants." The contents of this site have been prepared by Barry N. Taylor of the Data Center and Peter J. Mohr of the Physics Laboratory's Atomic Physics Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Open Access e-Journals: ArXiv is an open access, full-text e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology and statistics. AarXiv is owned, operated and funded by Cornell University, and also partially funded by the National Science Foundation.

Particle Adventure: "The Particle Data Group of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory presents an interactive tour of quarks, neutrinos, antimatter, extra dimensions, dark matter, accelerators and particle detectors for everyone."

Physics Central: This is a website for students and teachers designed to explain how physics is part of our world and provides answers to questions on how things work, daily updates on physics in the news, research, and web resources.

Physics 2000: An interactive site, by the University of Colorado Boulder, using Applet Thumbnails "to learn visually and conceptually about 20th Century science and high-tech devices."

Physicsworld: This is a free service provided by the Institute of Physics. It features regular news, jobs, resources, enhanced highlights of Physics World magazine, events, free alerts, a buyer's guide, products & press, and advertising opportunities for businesses.

Space Physics Research Group: "SPRG conducts experimental research in space plasma physics on a variety of different spacecraft covering the earth's magnetosphere, auroral zone, tail region, the interplanetary solar wind, and in the near-space environments of other planets."

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center: "SLAC is one of the world ’s leading research laboratories. Established in 1962, it is located at Stanford University in Menlo Park, CA. Our mission is to design, construct and operate state-of-the-art electron accelerators and related experimental facilities for use in high-energy physics and synchrotron radiation research."