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History of Science, Technology and MedicineFind articles, books, dissertations, and more. Topics cover prehistoric times to the present.
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America History and LifeArticle abstracts and some full-text articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from the prehistoric era to the present, drawn from international periodicals from 1954 to the present.
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IsisCBCitations to books and articles in the history of science
Books
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The OTA LegacyAll documents from the Office of Technology Assessment (1972-1995) provided to Congress for analysis of scientific & technical issues of the late 20th century.
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Societies, Archives
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HathiTrustA digital library containing assets from over 100 research libraries, with document types including books, images, images, music scores, newspapers, and videos. Use the yellow "Log In" button to find and select Colby College, then follow the login prompts.
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American Philosophical Society LibraryNational center for research in the history of science, medicine, and technology
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Charles Babbage InstituteCenter for the History of Information Technology
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History of MedicineNational Library of Medicine
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IBM Archives: Valuable resources on IBM's historyDocuments, media, exhibits
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Instruments for Science, 1800-1914Smithsonian Institution. From the Trade Literature collection. Browse by company name, type of instrument.
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History of MeteorologyFull text journal History of Meteorology
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The Internet ArchiveDigital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form
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19th Century Collections Online: Science, Technology & Medicine, 1780-1925One of a group of collections of primary resources from NCCO. Colby access.
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Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology (Smithsonian)Links to digital collections dating to the 16th c.