25 February 1999
Haverford College
Spring 1999
Oh how so little information controls so much behaviour.
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Nifty web sites on electromagnetism
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory's magnet technology page, descriptions of the types of magnets used at the maglab and the record magnetic fields they've attained.
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory's FAQ list, answers to many of your questions about magnets. (If your question isn't answered here, you can submit it to one of their experts.)
- The Theremin, a little info on the musical instrument that you play without touching, and its inventor.
- The Discovery of the Electron, a really good site that explains the work of J.J. Thompson. Created by the American Insititute of Physics (AIP).
- Life, the Universe and the Electron, another good site on the history of J.J. Thompson's big discovery of a tiny particle. Created by the Institute of Physics (IOP) of the UK.
- Benjamin Franklin as A Scientist, a biography and account of his scientific work.
- Van de Graaff Generators, an incredibly thorough discussion of these exciting machines. Check out his other pages and lists of links too.