Center for History of Physics - American Institute of Physics

Center for History of Physics - Niels Bohr Library

AIP's Center for History of Physics works to preserve and make known the historical record of modern physics and allied sciences. Through documentation, archival collections and educational initiatives, the Center ensures that the heritage of modern physics is safeguarded and its story accurately told.

August, 2009 — The Niels Bohr Library & Archives' vast collection of oral history transcripts are being made available on the Web.

Niels Bohr Library & Archives

Research collections in the history of modern physics, astronomy, and geophysics

Emilio Segrè Visual Archives

More than 25,000 photographs and visual materials showing the human face of science

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