WMU Research Guides: SCI 6510 Introduction to History, Philosophy & Sociology of Science: Choose a topic

Books

Nearly all of these books are available as ebooks. Some are also in the library stacks, but since they are reference books you cannot check them out.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of American Science, Medicine, and Technology by Hugh Richard Slotten (editor)
Call Number: ebook

Publication Date: 2015
Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures by Helaine Selin (Editor); H. Selin (Editor)
Call Number: ebook; earlier edition in stacks: Non-circulating Q124.8 .E53 1997

Publication Date: 2008
History of Science in the United States by Marc Rothenberg (Editor)
Call Number: ebook; also in stacks: Reference, Non-circulating Q127.U6 H57 2001

Publication Date: 2001
Science and Its Times: understanding the social significance of scientific discovery by Neil Schlager
Call Number: Reference, Non-circulating Q175.46 .S35 2000

Publication Date: 2000
To Light Such a Candle by Keith J. Laidler
Call Number: ebook

Publication Date: 1998
Great Moments in Science by Kendall F. Haven
Call Number: ebook

Publication Date: 1996
Aha!: The moments of insight that shape our world by William B. Irvine
Call Number: ebook; also in stacks: BF449.5 .I78 2015

Publication Date: 2015
History of Science (journal)
Call Number: online

This is a journal with issues going back to 1962 on the history of science. This would be a good place to browse for topic ideas.

Science History Institute
A museum in Philadelphia dedicated to science history. Check out their podcasts and articles by clicking the Stories tab.
Museo Galilei
Italian museum of science history, focusing especially on the scientists and discoveries of the Italian Renaissance. Tour the museum virtually in the Museum tab, and view virtual exhibits in the Library tab.
Vega Science Trust videos
Videos by and about important scientists, including four excellent lectures by Richard Feynman.
Wikipedia: "History of Science"
An obvious choice, but definitely one worth exploring.
The Nobel Prize - Educational
The Educational section of the Nobel Prize website contains lots of accessible articles on prize-winning discoveries.