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World of Teaching: White Blood Corpuscles (Power Point)
This is an excellent PowerPoint presentation, with lots of graphics, on white blood cells. It clearly explains the different types of white blood cells and how they are formed.
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American Institute of Physics: Discovery of the Electron
Use this resource to read about the "Experiments by J.J. Thomson in 1897 [which] led to the discovery of a fundamental building block of matter." This exhibit is organized into several sections, including: "Mysterious Rays" and "1897...
Frostburg State University
General Chemistry Online: Atoms & Ions
This site from the General Chemistry Online of the Frostburg State University provides a review of the history of atomic theory, the discovery of the electron, and the discovery of the nucleus. Details on weighing atoms, ion charges,...
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Isaac Newton
A page at the Isaac Newton (1642-1727 CE) Institute for the Mathematical Sciences website. This page, the contents of which come from the Microsoft Encarta encyclopedia, describes the upbringing, the education, the scientific and...
University of Maryland
Optics Highlights: Optics, Electromagnetic Waves, Quanta
Part of an anecdotal history on optics and the study of light. Extremely thorough treatment of the scientific evidence which led scientists to believe in the particle nature of light. Includes a short biographical sketch and discusses...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Dual Nature of Light as Reflected in the Nobel Archives
This article discusses the historical figures who contributed to our understanding of the nature of light, x-rays, Quantum ElectroDynamic (QED) theory, and so on.
Stanford University
Stanford Encyclopedia: j.j. Thomson and the Electron
This site from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy offers a historical review of the discovery of the electron by J. J. Thomson and how he came to his conclusions performing experiments witha cathode ray tube.
Frostburg State University
General Chemistry Online: Discovery of the Electron
This site from General Chemistry Online of the Frostburg State University provides an explanation of Thomson's discovery of the electron using a cathode ray tube and also his plum cake model of the atom.