In Search of The Atom - Links and Resources


Links Guest Book Message Board	Resources On this page you can explore the many resources available to you, both through the internet and printed material. So, if you want to do your own research on atomic theory, you can start by checking out the web links and books below. Or, you can interact with us and others on the web through our guest book and message board. Guest Book Message Board Links Alchemy Virtual Library This site deals with the sorcery side of alchemy. Although it has little scientific fact, it provides a good insight into the mythological aspects of alchemy. Atomic Structure & the Greeks This site contains a wealth of information on the Greeks' development of atomism, as well as a good historical background Atomism Atomism is another webpage dedicated to the Greeks and atomism. This site focuses on the philosophical implications of atomism. Build an Atom This PBS site has a brief history of the atom, as well as an interactive experiment where you can build an atom. Explore CERN Timothy Berners-Lee, a physicist at CERN, was the man responsible for developing the World Wide Web. What started out as a communications tool between the high-energy particle physics community has now become the internet as we know it. From this site you can explore both CERN's involvement in the internet and high-energy physics. High Energy Physics Information Center This is the official website for the High Energy Physics Information Center. It contains all kinds of information on high energy physics, as well as info on the latest experiments from around the globe. Works Sited and Other Useful Printed Material Asimov, Isaac. Atoms. Walker Publishing Company, Inc., United States. 1976. Bodanis, David. E=mc2 : a biography of the world's most famous equation. Walker Publishing Company, Inc., United States. 2000. Gottlieb, Anthony. The Dream of Reason : a history of western philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance. W.W. Norton & Company, New York. 2000. Gribbin, John. In Search of Schrödinger's Cat. Bantam Books, New York. 1984. Gribbin, John. Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality. Back Bay Books, New York. 1995. Hawking, Stephen. Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays. Bantam Books, United States. 1993. Hawkin, Stephen. A Brief History of Time. Bantam Books, United States. 1988. Nardo, Don. Scientists of Ancient Greece. Lucent Books, San Diego, CA. 1999. Stillman, John Maxson. The Story of Alchemy and Early Chemistry. Dover Publications Inc., New York. 1960. Image Information All woodcut images are used with permission from the Medieval Woodcuts Clipart Collection. All other clipart images are from the Microsoft Clipart Gallery. All other images were created by the members of Team C0111600 for use on this website.