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American Chemical Society
Division of the History of Chemistry. Includes information on membership, resources, and links to related sites. (infos)History of Chemistry Index
Links to biographies of many honored chemists and some physicists, biographical collections, classic papers in chemistry, and history of science sites. (infos)
The Chemical Heritage Foundation
A non-profit foundation dedicated to preserving and making known the history of the chemical sciences. (infos)
History and Philosophy of Alchemy
"90 megabytes online of information on alchemy in all its facets." Though alchemy is neither chemistry nor a science, it is a historical precursor to scientific chemistry as studied in schools today. (infos)
Radioactivity: Historical Figures
Focuses on four primary figures in the development of the understanding of nuclear structure and radioactivity, namely Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, Antoine Henri Becquerel, Marie Sklodowska Curie, and Ernest Rutherford. (infos)
History of Chemistry
A topical and biographical history produced by the 1992 Woodrow Wilson Summer Institute in Chemistry. (infos)
Elemental and Molecular Heritage: An Internet-Based Display
A heavily hyperlinked "virtual museum" showing samples (and explaining the historical value) of chemicals, compounds, or elements which were made in the lab well over 100 years ago. (infos)
Mark Rosen's Biographies Links
Biographies of famous scientists and chemists. (infos)
Case Histories of Drug Discovery
Society for Medicines Research symposium, "Case Histories of Drug Discovery," now available online RealAudio webcast. (infos)
Lichen Purple
The history and chemistry of orcein, orchil, litmus, parelle and French purple with extensive bibliography. (infos)