The Center for History of Physics presents the Selected Papers of Great American Physicists Web site. Seven physicists are featured: Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Henry, Albert Michelson, Henry Rowland, Josiah Gibbs, Robert Millikan, and Arthur Compton. Each page contains a biography and various documents produced by the scientist, a letter commenting on experiments and observations on electricity in Ben Franklin's case. Although several of the individuals featured are fairly unknown to the lay person, the works highlighted are relatively short and well displayed, which make them very interesting and worth investigating.
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