This paper presented in the 1978 Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories on August 17, 1978, discusses Einstein's contributions to physics, in particular, his discovery of the general theory of relativity. (HM)

Discusses the discovery, background, and application of the trans effect and briefly outlines the life and work of its discoverer. (MLH)

Discusses the contribution of 17th and 18th century instrument makers to the development and progress of science and the methods of teaching science. (MLH)

Discusses Herbert York's book "The Advisors/Oppenheimer, Teller & The Superbomb," which is an account of the decisions involved in making the American hydrogen bomb. (Author/IRT)

Explores the meaning of DNA. Discusses histories of DNA, literature on DNA, the contributions of Max Delbruck and Barbara McClintock, life, views of control, current research, and the language of DNA. Contains 24 references. (JRH)

Investigates the origins of the universal gas constant R and presents an historical perspective. (SOE)

Presents a class demonstration that shows the exchange of gases that occurs when a green plant is placed in the light. Develops an important concept related to the understanding of photosynthesis and brings an historical perspective to biology teaching. (JRH)

Identifies enhancing the judgments of cadets through education at a military institution like the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) as a crucial pedagogical issue facing instructors of History of Science and Technology (HST). Discusses the experience of helping cadets to meet such challenges in learning HST in the context of professional…

Documents the benefits of teaching chemistry through history. The experimental group consisted of seniors enrolled in a teacher preparation program in which they learned how to teach chemistry through the history of science. The results of the analysis of covariance revealed that the experimental group outperformed the control group on an…

Explains the color change of the sky by using scattering with science history. Provides several diagrams in each case, such as daylight, twilight, just after sunset, setting sun, and earth's shadow. Presents a reference of three further reading materials. (YP)

Discusses the history of claims that iron can be transformed into copper. (MKR)

Discusses the origins of electronegativity as a qualitative concept in the period between 1809 and 1813. Outlines the contributions of Amedeo Avogadro and Jons Jakob Berzelius to the development of this concept. Contains 53 references. (JRH)

Provides a history on the origin of the radian and other units of angular measure including the mil and the grade or grad. (MVL)

Describes the development of vaccination and provides a brief biographical sketch of the life and work of Pasteur. Describes historical practices related to vaccination before Pasteur did his work, including variolation as practiced by the ancient Chinese and Jenner's use of smallpox. (PR)

Presents a historical overview of the development of concept of linkage (collocation of genes on homologous chromosomes), and provides a perspective of the development of two opposing explanatory models of genetic linkage. Author asserts that a historical view can help students recognize that explanatory models are constructs developed over time,…