Selected Sites

American Institute of Physics (AIP)

is a not-for-profit membership corporation for the purpose of promoting the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics and its application to human welfare. Available information includes electronic versions of several AIP newsletters/

American Physical Society (APS)

is an organization of more than 43,000 physicists worldwide. Since its formation in 1899, it has been dedicated to the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics. The APS publishes some of the world's leading physics research journals: the Physical Review series, Physical Review Letters, and Reviews of Modern Physics. It organizes scientific meetings where new results are reported and discussed. In addition to these primary functions, the Society has many other programs in areas such as education, international affairs, public affairs and public information.

The AstroWeb Consortium

The AstroWeb database of resource records is maintained by the members of the AstroWeb Consortium, at five institutions, CDS, MSSSO /A>, NRAO, ST-ECF and STScI.

Fusion Research

at the Unviversity of Texas includes The Fusion Research Center, The Institute for Fusion Studies, and Magnetic Fusion Energy Data Base.

Interactive Physics Problem Set

contains almost 100 practice problems for students using the Interactive Physics II software. They're accompanied by detailed solutions and interactive computer experiments.

Institute of Physics

is a leading learned society and professional body, established since 1874. With over 20,000 members it undertakes a wide range of activities on behalf of physics and physicists.

Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

is responsible for the scientific operations of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). STScI is operated by Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under contract to NASA and is located on the campus of the Johns Hopkins University

The Farce of Physics by Bryan G. Wallace

"A 1986 Harris poll found that about 70 percent of the responding adult Americans described themselves as interested in science and technology, and they said their understanding of the subject was very good or adequate. The word scientist entered the English language in 1840, and few individuals earned a living doing research, with most of the investigations carried out by gentlemen of wealth and leisure. At that time, a handful of American scientist were taking steps to transform their status and image and separate themselves as professionals from those they considered amateurs. The major tactic used to create this artificial separation has been the elaborate use of technical jargon and complex mathematics. This erection of higher and higher barriers to the comprehension of scientific affairs is a threat to an essential characteristic of science, its openness to outside examination and appraisal.

Because of this, modern theoretical physics has become to a large degree, little more than an elaborate farce. I will attempt to explore and document this argument, and this book is meant for anyone who is interested in this subject."