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Beyond Discovery: The Path from Research to Human Benefit

Discover the origins of many scientific discoveries. Here you see the application of science in our everyday life and how everyday life inspires science. This site is rich with links that explore the origins and pathways of many scientific discoveries.

Changing the Face of Medicine

Celebrate the lives and achievements of numerous female physicians who have made great strides in the practice of medicine.

CyberMuseum of Neurosurgery

A walk through the history, science and practice of neurosurgery with essays and recommended readings in pre-20th-century neuroscience, aneurysm and micro-neurosurgery, history of organized neurosurgery, stereotactic neurosurgery, the Cushing tumor registry, portrait hall, and leaders in neuroscience. In addition there is an archives hall, an art gallery, and a featured exhibit.

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century

Explore 20 of the greatest engineering inventions in history here, a site of the National Academy of Engineering.

The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

Discover the stories and the science behind the invention of objects from yoyos to disposable diapers.

Milestones in Neuroscience Research

In 4000 B.C., they had discovered the euphoric effects of poppy plants. By the 5th & 6th centuries B.C., the sensory nerves were dissected, and epilepsy was recognized as a disturbance of the brain. Learn more about the history of neuroscience research.

Nobel Laureates Facts

Find information about all of the Nobel Prize winners here, including the 30+ women who have won, the books that Nobel Laureates read when they were young, and, of course, the discoveries that earned the Prize.

People and Discoveries

An odyssey of discovery where you'll learn about 120 great scientists and their work.

Then and Now: In Search of Ourselves - Human Behavior:

A journey through human behavior; a series of studies and experiments to understand why the human being lives the way he does.
 

Last Updated: 8/25/09
Editor: Johanna Goldberg
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