There’s just something about chalkboards. They have a long history in the United States; their first documented use was in 1801, while whiteboards have only been around since the 1980s. Chalk is ...

One of the best ways to communicate with a Member of Congress is through a well-reasoned personal letter. Your correspondence will be more effective if you follow these guidelines: ...

Our free newsletter reports on work in the history of physics (and allied fields such as astronomy and geophysics), carried out at the American Institute of Physics and elsewhere. Its goal is to bring ...

The Center for History of Physics supports the efforts of the scholarly community to document, investigate, and understand the nature and origin of developments in modern physics and their impact on ...

Welcome to our digital collections, a virtual repository of some of our most significant collections. These have been digitized thanks to researcher support and grant-funded projects. We invite you to ...

Founded in 1962, The History Programs mission is to preserve and make known the history of modern physics and its allied fields through our two joint programs. A core component of AIP’s overall ...

Over 50 teaching guides on the history of physics, astronomy, and other physical sciences, highlighting contributions across the diverse community of scientists. These teaching guides meet national ...

AIP Advances is a fully open access, online-only, peer-reviewed journal. It covers all areas of applied physical sciences. With its advanced web 2.0 functionality, the journal puts relevant content ...

American Institute of Physics Career Resources is committed to supporting the physical science community at every degree and career level.

A finding aid is a tool created by records professionals to give information about the contents of archival collections. Finding aids provide detailed inventories to help researchers locate relevant ...

AIP's Student Programs support young physicists and advocate high-quality science education for all students.

To assist leaders in government, academic, the private sector and others who depend on the physical sciences as they craft specific recommendations to address the COVID-19 pandemic's impacts, the ...