| European_Physical_Society Includes an introduction, list of publications produced and their editorial boards, information on conferences and membership, and current activities. |
| Institute_of_Physics Devoted to basic research in the fields of physics of atoms, molecules and plasma and solid state physics including surface science. Zagreb, Croatia. |
| Institute_of_Physics_(IOP) Job news, journals, author and referee services, conference diary. |
| International_Association_of_Mathematical_Physics The International Association of Mathematical Physics (IAMP) was founded in 1976 in order to promote research in mathematical physics. The Association invites mathematicians and physicists (including |
| The_International_Association_of_Physics_Students_(IAPS) IAPS aims to build a network of contacts between physics students from around the world, to offer them a programme of events and to support them in their academic and professional work. |
| International_Liquid_Crystal_Society Lists the membership, meetings, news and links to related sites. |
| International_Research_Group_on_Physics_Teaching Promotes adapting physics teaching to the present knowledge. Fosters friendly contacts between physics teachers and professors above national barriers at all levels of education. |
| International_Union_of_Pure_and_Applied_Physics Sponsors international meetings and fosters the publication of papers. |
| Landau_Institute_for_Theoretical_Physics Includes details of seminars and conferences, lists of members of research groups, lists of publications. |
| Mindanao_Physics_Research_Group Temporary official website of Mindanao Physics Research Group, a group of individuals based in Mindanao, Philippines who want to advance physics research and instruction in the Philippines. |
| National_Insitute_for_Theoretical_Physics_(Australia) The NITP serves the Australian physics community by acting as an umbrella organisation for Theoretical Physics in Australia. |
| National_Society_of_Black_Physicists NSBP is the largest and most recognizable organization devoted to the African-American physics community. |
| Nordic_Institute_for_Theoretical_Physics Intergovernmental organization, research areas at NORDITA include astrophysics, condensed matter physics and subatomic physics. |
| Polish_Physical_Society Information on the statutes and members, as well as award winners of the society. Also contains links to other relevant sites. |
| Sigma_Pi_Sigma__The_National_Physics_Honor_Society Exists to honor outstanding scholarship in physics; to encourage interest in physics among students at all levels; to promote an attitude of service of its members towards their fellow s |
| Society_of_Physics_Students_(SPS)_National_Website SPS programs, scholarships, publications, news, career and education resources, science stories of note, physics games, simulations and humor, and physics problems on the web. |
| Society_of_Vacuum_Coaters_(SVC) Nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of equipment and processes for high volume production of coatings using vacuum based methods. |
| Spanish_Society_of_Gravitation_and_Relativity_(SEGRE) Information on the Society and research on gravitation and relativity. |
| Alan_Sokal_on_the_\"Social_Text_Affair\" Read all about the hoax in which Sokal submitted a bogus article to a humanities journal, including the article, the aftermath, and his motivation. |
| The_Bogdanoff_Affair John Baez' take on this "reverse Sokal" hoax, where meaningless papers were published in physics journals. This may or may not have actually been intended as a hoax. |
| Debunking_the_Conventional_Wisdom_About_the_Science_Wars Essays by mathematician Gabriel Stolzenberg arguing that allegations made by Alan Sokal and others of relativist and postmodernist 'science-abuse' in the humanities and social sciences are based large |
| The_Sokal_Hoax__At_Whom_Are_We_Laughing? Analysis of some of the statements of prominent physicists drawing analogies between physics concepts and societal and philosophical issues. Suggests that physicists don't entirely have their own hous |
| Transgressing_the_Boundaries__Towards_a_Transformative_Hermeneutics_of_Quantum_Gravity Sokal's Social Text article |
| VIDEA_conference_abstract_hoax Giberrish abstracts prepared and accepted for a technical conference on computer visualization, 1995. |
| What_the_Social_Text_Affair_Does_and_Does_Not_Prove Article by Alan Sokal. |
| AAPT_Committee_on_the_History_and_Philosophy_of_Physics The Committee on the History and Philosophy of Physics (CHPP) is an AAPT committee working toward the preservation and deepening of a historical perspective in physics education at all levels. |
| American_Physical_Society_Forum_on_the_History_of_Physics A member unit of the American Physical Society. It was founded as a venue for physicists, historians, and other members of the APS with an interest in discussing and exploring the historical dimensio |
| Argonne_National_Laboratory_History Background of the laboratory. The history of nuclear power and warfare is heavily intertwined with Argonne National Labs. |
| Atomic_Archive This site explores the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb |
| Center_for_History_of_Physics Has a mission to preserve and make known the history of modern physics and allied sciences including astronomy, geophysics and optics. |
| Center_for_History_of_Physics_Newsletter Reports on work in the history of physics (and allied fields such as astronomy and geophysics). On-line issues starting with vol.26 (1994). |
| Century_of_Physics_Time_Line A hundred years timeline of Physics presented by the American Physical Society. |
| CERN_Historical_and_Scientific_Archives Resources on the history of CERN, as well as the 'Pauli Archive', a private collection of scientific books, reprints, correspondence and manuscripts of the late Professor Wolfgang Pauli, Nobel Laurea |
| A_Concise_History_of_Thermodynamics Excerpt from a biography of Gibbs, and a translation of Carnot's 1824 paper. |
| Contributions_of_Physics_to_the_Information_Age The history of important inventions by physicists in the fields of computers, information technology, and solid state electronics. Summarizes the contributions of physics to the information age. |
| Contributions_of_20th_Century_Women_to_Physics_(CWP) Descriptions of important contributions to science made by 83 women in the 20th century. |
| Emilio_Segre_Visual_Archives_Picture_Finder Makes it easy for people to find pictures of physicists. These pictures are in the vein of "The History of Physics" and are images of notable physicists. |
| The_Fall_of_Parity Experiments in 1956 demonstrate that our world is distinguishable from its mirror image. |
| History_and_Philosophy_of_Physics Research activities, essays, databases, books, meetings in History and Philosophy of Physics. A section is dedicated to the development of Physics in Italy. |
| The_History_of_Neon_Signs How the neon sign was conceived of and created. |
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