Strange Matter is more than just this Web site - you can experience it in person when it comes to a science center near you! Over a dozen hands-on experiences and exhibits give you a close encounter with the amazing world of modern materials and materials science.

The field is mired with images of weird old men electrocuting themselves, strange equations, esoteric concepts, indecipherable books, etc. To most, physics is simply unapproachable. We say "NO WAY" give it a chance!

When consciousness dawned among the ancestors of our civilization, men and women perceived two things. They noted themselves, and they noted their environment. They wondered who they were and whence they came. They longed for an understanding of the starry points of light in the nighttime sky, of the surrounding plants and animals, of the air, land, and sea.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is making the archival collections of leaders in biomedical research and public health available on its Profiles in Science web site. The site, launched in September 1998, promotes the use of the Internet for research and teaching in the history of biomedical science.