Physics: Online Resources
Online Resources
- Important Dates in the History of Physics
- From the 20th Century BC to the 20th Century
- Values of the Fundamental Physical Constants
- from the National Institute of Standards and Technology
- History of Science Web Exhibits
- From the American Institute of Physics
- Physics: Spotlighting Exceptional Research
- Highlights articles from Physical Science journals; including commentaries by experts, focus articles, and brief summaries.
- Physics Unit Converter
- CODATA Internationally recommended values of the Fundamental Physical Constants
- from the National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Nature of Reality: the physics of nothing, everything, and all the things in between
- Blog on space, time, and the universe from PBS Nova
Careers in Physics
- Occupational Outlook Handbook-Physicists
- From the Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Employment and Wage Statistics
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- The Best Jobs and Career Advice for Physics Majors
- From Glassdoor
- Statistics Research Center
- Statistics on education and employment in physics and related fields from the American Institute of Physics
- Federal internship and employment opportunities
- From usajobs.gov
What Is?
- What is Gravity?
- From One Minute Physics
- What is Dark Matter?
- From One Minute Physics
- The Higgs Boson, Part I
- From One Minute Physics. The Higgs Boson. What more need be said?
- MAGNETS: How Do They Work
- From One Minute Physics. You've probably played with magnets before - these fascinating items can exert control over another object without even touching it. So how do they actually work?
- What is the Schrodinger Equation, Exactly?
- How Stuff Works > Physics Terms
- Learn about some of the fundamental physics concepts.