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IAP 2006 Activity


Seeking Yesterday's Science: Resources in the History of Physics
Ewa Basinska, Jennifer Harter
Tue Jan 17, 02-03:00pm, DIRC, 14N-132

Single session event
Prereq: None

Come celebrate the tercentenary of Ben Franklin, a statesman, writer, and a scientist, born in Boston, on January 17, 1706. Look through an early edition of Franklin’s Experiments and Observations on Electricity and other archival materials as you learn about resources in the history of physics.

We are offering an introduction to the sources in the history of physics from ancient times through present. Together, we will look at the wide range of resources, from manuscript collections to electronic databases. Our perspective is historical rather than scientific, so no math background is required.
Contact: Ewa Basinska, 14N-118, x8-5533, basinska@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
Latest update: 08-Nov-2005


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