Introduction to the History of Science.

Read commentary on the teaching philosophy behind the course, and find out how to re-try Galileo. Will the students of HSCI 1814 declare him a heretic? By Douglas Allchin. The more modern companion course, HSCI 1815, can be found at this link.

The twentieth century has sometimes been called the century of technology, but in fact technology has been a central transformative force in history not just in the 20th century but in the last millennium (in a way that is different from the role of technology in history before that time). The goal of this class is to use the coming of the millennium as a structure to look back on the impact of technology on our lives and our world. The course will examine key steps in the development of modern technology during the last millennium, and also read critics of technology not just today but in previous centuries. The goal is to put optimistic and pessimistic predictions for the role of technology in the next millennium into a historical and cultural context.

Historical Study A34: Medicine and Society in America
Allan M. Brandt and Nick King

HSCI 3013: History of Science to the Age of Newton
Professor Katherine Pandora
History of Science
University of Oklahoma

This site is an example of first efforts to use FrontPage to construct a Web site. The aim was in using weblinks to customize and amplify the course material, and to offer students a different format (from reading, lecture, and discussion) to explore aspects of the course topics.

History of Science 3333H: 20thC Science and Technology

Professor Sally Gregory Kohlstedt
Program in History of Science and Technology
University of Minnesota

This site, designed with Microsoft FrontPage, includes the syllabus, links to other pages, and on-line assignments. The latter teaches students to "read" images and information found on the internet, delivers content to supplement class lectures, and includes quizzes that can be sent to the instructor by e-mail.

Various online syllabi, including "The Scientific Revolution: Primary Sources"
Professor Robert A. Hatch
Department of History
University of Florida

This site includes a syllabus for the History of Science, Origins to Newton. It also contains links (by means of a Navigation Bar) to on-site materials on the "Scientific Revolution", "The Chief Systems of the World" (using animated gifs and 3D Shockwave movies), as well as Teaching Resources (for assistance in Reading, Writing, Studying, Note-Taking, and preparing In-Class & Take-Home Essay Exams).