Hoover Library: *Physics: Recommended Websites

Websites

American Nuclear Society
"The American Nuclear Society is a not-for-profit, international, scientific and educational organization. It was established by a group of individuals who recognized the need to unify the professional activities within the diverse fields of nuclear science and technology."
CERN: The Large Hadron Collider
"CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Its business is fundamental physics, finding out what the Universe is made of and how it works."
ComPADRE: Resources for Physics and Astronomy Education
"The ComPADRE Digital Library is a network of free online resource collections supporting faculty, students, and teachers in Physics and Astronomy Education."
Einstein Light
From the University of South Wales. Presents Einstein's theory of relativity clearly and simply.
PhET: Online Physics simulations
Interactive, research-based science simulations. From the University of Colorado."
OSTI.gov (Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
Searchable portal to free, publicly available Department of Energy (DOE) research and development (R&D) results.

Asteroid Watch
Astronomy Learning Center
Videos and animations provided by McGraw-Hill
Astronomy Online
"Gives overview of the solar system, the Milky Way galaxy, extrasolar planets, cosmology and astrophotography."
Cosmic Journey: A History of Scientific Cosmology
The history of cosmology is a grand story of discover, from ancient Greek astronomy to space telescopes"
ESA Science Animations
Science animations from the European Space Agency (ESA)
HubbleSite
"News center, gallery, discoveries, sci-tech, fun and games, and reference desk."
Innovation Now
"Innovation Now™ is a series of more than 400 radio and podcast episodes. Each broadcast gives listeners a front row seat to hear compelling stories of revolutionary ideas, emerging technologies and the people behind the concepts that are shaping our future."
NASA Images
Images, videos, podcasts, and live TV provided by NASA.
SKY-MAP.ORG - Interactive Sky Map
Women in Astronomy
"This guide is not meant to be a comprehensive or scholarly introduction to the complex topic of the role of women in astronomy, but simply a resource for those educators and students who wish to explore the challenges and triumphs of women of the past and present."