The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Infectious Diseases: Timeline
An interactive timeline of important events in medical technology history. Click on an event to read more about a notable event or famous person who studied medicine. Includes a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
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Lenape Lifeways: About the Lenapes
A detailed site providing lots of information about the Lenapes. Topics covered include where they lived, their communities, work, tools, shelter, clothing, food, transportation, pastimes and entertainment, medicine and health, beliefs,...
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Mises Institute: The Last Indian War [Pdf]
This passionate essay provides an informative history of the battles between Northwest Indians and the US in the 1960s over fishing rights and broken treaties.
US National Archives
Herbert Hoover Library: The Eagle and the Dragon
Learn about the history of China: their beliefs, arts, philosophies, medicine, and political evolution.
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Horshoe Crabs and Human Use
A well-written review of the link between Horseshoe Crabs and humans through history. Includes timelines of milestone events.
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Lloyd Library and Museum: The Chocolate Connection: Hans Sloane and Jamaica
Hans Sloane, born in 1660, was one of the first Europeans to promote the use of chocolate as a health remedy. A naturalist and a physician, he traveled widely, collecting medicinal plant specimens. His time in Jamaica, where he was...
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Physical Therapy Central
This site contains a great deal of information related to physical therapy and the Physical Therapist career. A search engine for research, educational section, history of physical therapy, and many links are all included in this site.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: What Is Chemistry?
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students find out about the history of chemistry, from the rise and fall of the alchemists to modern day implications of the use of chemicals and technology.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Eric S. Lander, ph.d.
Biography of Eric Lander a scientist and pioneer of human gene research and medicine.
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: Brought to Life: Hippocrates (C. 460 C. 370 Bce)
A brief overview of Hippocrates and his ideas about effective medicine.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Robert Koch and Tuberculosis
In 1905 scientist Robert Koch gave a famous lecture on his discovery of the tuberculosis bacterium. He demonstrated and explained his work, bringing his entire laboratory equipment and tissue samples for the audience to examine, and left...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Paul Lauterbur
Chemist Paul Lauterbur pioneered the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) for medical imaging. He developed a technique, now known as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in the early 1970s that involves the introduction of gradients in...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Heart and Blood in Animals
This site from Fordham University has a brief background on William Harvey as well as some documents written by Harvey.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Life of Service: Nurse Bennett Heritage House
Nurse Myra Grimsley (Bennett) was a nurse in Britain throughout World War I. She came to Newfoundland in 1921 as a volunteer and worked there for over 50 years. She was the only source of medical aid to people living along a...
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University: Lee Library: Florence Nightingale: Life and Legacy
Online exhibit, with a variety of video presentations, letters, and a timeline, considers the life and contributions of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale.
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Health Communities: Parkinson's Disease
This site discusses the mystery and complexity of Parkinson's Disease. It mentions the history of the disease, signs and symptoms and incidence.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Electrocardiograph 1903
If TV medical dramas have taught us anything, it's how to recognize the heart's characteristic peaks and valleys crawling across monitors in emergency rooms. These images represent the electrical activity of the beating heart as recorded...
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Andreas Vesalius
A great brief biography containing career and life information, and reasons why Vesalius was so important in the history of medicine and humanism.
Royal Botanic Gardens
Plant Cultures: Cardamom
Did you know that cardamom is the third most expensive spice in the world? Learn more about this interesting plant as you delve into the history, production, medicinal properties and more.
Curated OER
National Library of Medicine: Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Von Nettesheim
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim believed magic played a role in ancient medicine.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Joseph Lister Antiseptic Principle
Mostly told in first person, this site from the Fordham University gives an account of Joseph Lister's work on the principle of the practice of antiseptic surgery and a brief overview of his contributions to science and medicine. A very...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Native American Cultures Across the United States
Students explore different aspects of the cultures of the First Americans in this lesson plan. Stereotypes are often associated with Native Americans through movies and in the context of the Thanksgiving holiday. Specific information and...
PBS
Pbs: A Science Odyssey
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
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