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Address: One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
When: August 11, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Details: Tour; pre-registration not required
About: The Library & Archives serves as an international clearinghouse for information and an advocate for preserving the history of physics, astronomy, geophysics, and allied fields. In-house holdings include a collection of textbooks, monographs, biographies, and related publications, dating mostly from ca. 1850 to 1950. Also available are more than 30,000 photographs and other images; ca. 1,500 oral histories; and archival records of AIP and its member societies.
Contact: nbl@aip.org, www.aip.org/history
It's great to see resources that preserve the history of physics while also supporting modern learners. Along with historical archives, having clear explanations of core concepts like the angular momentum formula can make it much easier for students to connect theory with practical problem-solving.
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