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In addition, Pete has compiled the following list of links to external sites that could be of interest to Lyncean members:
Academia.edu – search for papers, people & interests: https://www.academia.edu
Air University – US Air Force: https://www.airuniversity.af.edu
- Air & Space Power Journal (ASPJ) Archives (1947 – present): https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/ASPJ/Archived-Editions/
- ASPJ Index – 1947 to 1987: https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/ASPJ/journals/index%201947-1987/AirUniversityReviewIndex1947-1987.pdf
- Strategic Studies Quarterly (SSQ): https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/SSQ/
Airframer – The Aircraft Manufacturing Supply Chain Directory: http://www.airframer.com/default.html
The Airship Association: http://www.airship-association.org/cms/
ALSOS Digital Library for Nuclear Issues: http://alsos.wlu.edu/default.aspx
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): https://www.aaas.org
- AAAS access and subscriptions (including free information): https://www.sciencemag.org/subscriptions
American Nuclear Society (ANS): http://www.ans.org
- ANS Nuclear Cafe – All things nuclear: http://ansnuclearcafe.org/#sthash.fWPj3SdN.dpbs
- ANS Center for Nuclear Science and Technology Information: http://www.nuclearconnect.org
Arctic Council: http://www.arctic-council.org/index.php/en/
Arctic Submarine Laboratory (ASL): http://www.csp.navy.mil/asl/index.htm
Arms Control Association: https://www.armscontrol.org
Atomic Heritage Foundation: https://www.atomicheritage.org
- Atomic Timeline: https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/timeline
Atomic Rocketships of the Space Patrol: http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/index.php
Aviation Week & Space Technology Archive (1916 to present; subscription required): http://archive.aviationweek.com
Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), free access to biodiversity knowledge: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- BHL collections: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/browse/collections
BirdCast (Real-time predictions of bird migrations): https://birdcast.info
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: https://thebulletin.org
- Nuclear Notebook – Nuclear Arsenals of the World: https://thebulletin.org/nuclear-notebook/
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest: https://www.bulwer-lytton.com
California Institute of Technology – Caltech: http://www.caltech.edu
- Caltech Library: https://www.library.caltech.edu
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL): https://www.jpl.nasa.gov
- Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes (SXS) – black holes, neutron stars & beyond: https://www.black-holes.org
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): https://www.cia.gov/index.html
- CIA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Electronic Reading Room: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/
- CIA Annual FOIA Reports: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/foia-annual-report
Choose Energy (Bitcoin mining energy consumption): https://www.chooseenergy.com/news/article/bitcoin-mining-energy-consumption/
Computer History Museum: http://www.computerhistory.org
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/
Covert Shores – H. I. Sutton naval analysis: http://www.hisutton.com
Daily Galaxy – Great Discoveries Channel: http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/
Dark Energy Survey: http://www.darkenergysurvey.org
Dartmouth Flood Observatory: http://floodobservatory.colorado.edu
Defense Advanced Research projects Agency (DARPA): https://www.darpa.mil
- “DARPA History and Timeline – Where the Future Becomes Now,” 2019: https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/darpa-history-and-timeline
- “DARPA 60 Years – 1958 – 2018,” Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: https://www.darpa.mil/attachments/DARAPA60_publication-no-ads.pdf
- “A Selected History of DARPA Innovation,” (1958 – present): https://www.darpa.mil/Timeline/index.html
- “FACT FILE – A Compendium of DARPA Programs,” August 2003: https://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=440746
Department of Commerce (DOC): https://www.commerce.gov
- National Technical Reports Library (NTRL): https://ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/
Department of Energy (DOE): https://www.energy.gov
- DOE OpenNet System: https://www.osti.gov/opennet/
- The Manhattan Project – an Interactive history: https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhattan-project-history/Events/events.htm
- DOE – NNSA/NFO historical nuclear test films: http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/films/testfilms.aspx
- National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA): https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/national-nuclear-security-administration
- Naval Reactors: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/missions/powering-navy
- Vehicle Technologies Office: https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/vehicle-technologies-office
Department of Transportation (DOT): https://www.transportation.gov
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics: https://www.bts.gov
- Research & Technology: https://www.transportation.gov/research-technology
- Maritime Administration (MARAD): https://www.maritime.dot.gov
- N.S. Savannah Library: https://www.maritime.dot.gov/national-defense-reserve-fleet/ns-savannah-program/document-library
Digiconomist (Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index): https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption/
EarthSky – updates on your cosmos and world: http://earthsky.org
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI): https://www.epri.com/#/?lang=en-US
Encyclopedia Astronautica: http://www.astronautix.com
Energy Information Administration (EIA): https://www.eia.gov
- US Annual Energy Outlook: https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/
- International Energy Outlook: https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/ieo/
- Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions: https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/carbon/
European Southern Observatory (ESO): http://www.eso.org/public/
European Space Agency (ESA): https://www.esa.int/ESA
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED): https://fred.stlouisfed.org
Federation of American Scientists (FAS): https://fas.org
Florish, a blog by the Florish team on data visualization and storytelling: https://flourish.studio/blog/
Free Virtual Tours, Online Collections, and Other Free Resources to Explore on the Internet: https://lynceans.org/all-posts/free-virtual-tours-online-collections-and-other-free-resources-to-explore-on-the-internet/
Fortune 500: https://fortune.com/fortune500/
- Fortune 500: company archive data from 1955 to 2013: https://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500_archive/letters/A.html
The Global Carbon Project: https://www.globalcarbonproject.org
Global Energy World: http://www.globalenergyworld.com
GlobalSecurity.com (subscription required for repeated visits): https://www.globalsecurity.org
Google Arts & Culture portal: https://artsandculture.google.com/explore
Illustrated History of Computers: http://www.computersciencelab.com/ComputerHistory/History.htm
Institute for Energy Research (IER): https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org
Institute for International Science and Technology Policy (IISTP), at George Washington University: https://iistp.elliott.gwu.edu
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): https://www.iaea.org
- IAEA Advanced Reactors Information System (ARIS): https://aris.iaea.org
- IAEA Integrated Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System (iNFCIS): https://www.iaea.org/resources/databases/integrated-nuclear-fuel-cycle-information-system-infcis
- IAEA Library: https://www.iaea.org/resources/library
International Energy Agency (IEA): https://www.iea.org
- Webstore (publications, some free): https://webstore.iea.org/publications
International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM): http://fissilematerials.org
Internet Archive (Wayback Machine): https://archive.org
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) – California Institute of Technology: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov
- Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS): https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell; best known for their distinctive animated videos on topics from the fields of science, space, technology, biology, history and philosophy: https://kurzgesagt.org
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL): https://www.llnl.gov
- LLNL Atmospheric Nuclear Tests (index to videos on YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvGO_dWo8VfcmG166wKRy5z-GlJ_OQND5
Library of Congress (LOC): https://www.loc.gov
- Digital collections: https://www.loc.gov/collections/
- National Film Preservation Board / National Film Registry: https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/
- Copyright registration: https://www.copyright.gov/registration/
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL): https://www.llnl.gov
- LANL Research Library: http://www.lanl.gov/library/
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): http://www.mit.edu
- MIT News: http://news.mit.edu
- MIT Libraries: https://libraries.mit.edu
Max Planck Society (Max Planck Gesellschaft): https://www.mpg.de/en
MCN (formerly the Museum Computer Network) – advancing digital transformation in museums: http://mcn.edu/about/
National Academies Press (NAP): http://www.nap.edu
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA): https://www.nasa.gov
- NASA Missions A – Z (links to all NASA missions): https://www.nasa.gov/missions
- NASA e-Books: http://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/#.VRmpSboUyOK
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/
- NASA Global Climate Change – Vital Signs of the Planet: https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/
- NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS): https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp
- 50 Years of NASA-Derived Technologies (1958 – 2008): https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2008/pdf/spinoff2008.pdf
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA): https://www.nga.mil/Pages/Default.aspx
- Declassified Satellite Imagery: https://www.nga.mil/ProductsServices/Pages/Imagery.aspx
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): http://www.nist.gov
- NIST Information Technology Laboratory: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html
National Museum of Asian Art (Freer & Arthur M. Sackler Galleries): https://asia.si.edu
- Online exhibitions: https://asia.si.edu/exhibition-status/online/
National Museum of Mathematics: https://momath.org
- History of Mathematics Project: https://history-of-mathematics.org
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
- Research Division: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Collections/Research.aspx
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO): http://www.nro.gov
- NRO Declassified Records: http://www.nro.gov/foia/declass/HEXAGON%20Recovery.html
National Science Digital Library (NSDL): https://nsdl.oercommons.org
NATO Review: https://www.nato.int/docu/review/index.html
Nature – International Journal of Science (subscription required): https://www.nature.com
Naval Airship Association: https://www.naval-airships.org
Naval Analysis: http://www.navalanalyses.com
Naval History and Heritage Command – back issues of Naval Aviation News: https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/naval-aviation-news/back-issues.html
NavSource Naval History – Photographic History of the U.S. Navy: http://www.navsource.org
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): http://www.noaa.gov
- NOAA Satellite and Information Service site map: https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/site-map
- NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC): https://www.swpc.noaa.gov
National Science Foundation (NSF): https://www.nsf.gov
- NSF Document Library: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/
New Scientist – magazine online archive (1950 – 1989): https://books.google.com/books?id=reE9YRnv2i0C
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC): https://www.nerc.com/AboutNERC/Pages/default.aspx
Nuclear Engineering International (NEI): http://www.neimagazine.com
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC): https://www.nrc.gov
- ADAMS Public Documents:
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html - NRC Library: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL): https://www.ornl.gov
- ORNL Technical Reports:
http://www.ornl.gov/connect-with-ornl/for-researchers/library/technical-reports
OPENCULTURE free cultural & educational media: http://www.openculture.com
The Planetary Society – Empowering the world’s citizens to advance space science and exploration: http://www.planetary.org
Popular Mechanics – magazine online archive (1905 – 2005): https://books.google.com/books/about/Popular_Mechanics.html?id=49gDAAAAMBAJ
Popular Science – magazine online archives:
- 1872 – Mar 2009 (Vol. 1 – 274 No. 3, not downloadable): https://books.google.com/books/serial/ISSN:01617370?rview=1&lr=&sa=N&start=0
- 1872 – 1923 (Vol. 1 – 103): https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=popularscience
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory – A Collaborative National Center for Fusion & Plasma Research: https://www.pppl.gov/research/experimental-fusion-research
Public Library of Science (PLOS) – Accelerating the publication of peer-reviewed science: https://www.plos.org
RAND Corporation – including monograph reports: https://www.rand.org/about.html
RankingTheWorld (RTW): dynamic visualization YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFRoQ_PH8Ho5bUQb443PPqw
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net
Rocketdyne Archives: http://www.rocketdynearchives.com/home.html
Sci-News – breaking science news: http://www.sci-news.com
Science Direct: https://www.sciencedirect.com
Science.gov – “Gateway to U.S. Federal Science”: http://www.science.gov/index.html
Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com
- Scientific American Archive (1845 – present; subscription required): https://www.scientificamerican.com/store/archive/?page=1
Smithsonian Institution: https://www.si.edu
- Smithsonian Open Access: https://www.si.edu/openaccess
Space.com – NASA, Space Exploration and Astronomy News: https://www.space.com
Spaceline – Cape Canaveral history: http://www.spaceline.org
Tabletop Whale – an original science illustration blog: http://tabletopwhale.com/index.html
Thorium Energy Alliance: http://www.thoriumenergyalliance.com/index.html
TOP500 Supercomputing site: http://top500.org
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): https://www.ucsusa.org
Universe Today – Space and astronomy news: https://www.universetoday.com
University of North Texas (UNT) Digital Library: https://digital.library.unt.edu
U.S. Drought Monitor: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx
U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS): https://www.usgs.gov
- Earth Resources Observation System (EROS) Data Center: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros
- EROS Archive – Products Overview: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eros/science/usgs-eros-archive-products-overview?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
U.S. Metric Association (USMA): http://www.us-metric.org/#information-about
Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia: https://www.wikipedia.org
Wiley Online Library (most documents are not free): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
WolframAlpha computational knowledge engine: http://www.wolframalpha.com
World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO): https://www.wano.info
World Bank Open Data: http://data.worldbank.org
World Clock: http://www.poodwaddle.com
World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org
World Federation of Great Towers: http://www.great-towers.com/towers/
World Health Organization (WHO): https://www.who.int
World Life Expectancy: https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com
World Nuclear News (WNN): http://www.world-nuclear-news.org
World Nuclear Association (WNA): http://www.world-nuclear.org
- World Nuclear Association – Information Library:
http://www.world-nuclear.org/Information-Library/ - World Nuclear Association – Country Profiles: https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles.aspx
- World Nuclear Performance Report (annual): https://www.world-nuclear.org/our-association/publications/global-trends-reports/world-nuclear-performance-report.aspx
World Resources Institute: https://www.wri.org
XPRIZE: https://www.xprize.org