AIP FOUNDATION

THE HISTORY PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS ENSURE THAT THE HERITAGE OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES IS SAFEGUARDED AND THAT THE PUBLIC CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES HAVE BEEN CENTRAL TO THE HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD. THE HISTORY OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES OFFERS A RICH FRAMEWORK OF EXCITING PAST ACHIEVEMENTS AND VALUABLE GUIDANCE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE CORE ACTIVITIES OF AIP's HISTORY PROGRAMS INCLUDE LOCATING AND PRESERVING PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL, SUPPORTING THE PRODUCTION OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES, AND BRINGING THIS HISTORY TO A WIDE AUDIENCE. AIP's HISTORY PRORGAMS COLLECT ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, AN IMMEDIATE AND PERSONAL TESTIMONY TO SCIENCE IN PASSING GENERATIONS. WE SUPPORT HISTORICAL WRITING THROUGH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE EARLY CAREER CONFERENCE AND OUR SUPPORT OF EMERGING SCHOLARS. WE SUPPORT EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HISTORY OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES THROUGH OUR NEWSLETTERS AND HISTORY OF SCIENCE ONLINE RESOURCES. AIP'S HISTORY PROGRAMS ALSO SPONSOR A PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES. A CORE PART OF AIP's HISTORY PROGRAM'S is THE NIELS BOHR LIBRARY & ARCHIVES (NBLA), WHICH DOCUMENTS THE HISTORY OF AIP AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS BY COLLECTING INSTITUTIONAL RECORDS AND OTHER PRIMARY RESOURCES THAT DETAIL THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AND HIGHLIGHT THE ROLES THAT THESE INSTITUTIONS PLAY IN THE WORLD AT LARGE, CAPTURING HOW SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS. THE NBLA ALSO PRESERVES ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEDIA, BOOKS, JOURNALS, AND OTHER PUBLISHED MATERIALS PERTAINING TO THE HISTORY OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES. IN RECENT YEARS, THE NBLA HAS BROADENED THE SCOPE OF THE COLLECTIONS TO INCLUDE OLDER MATERIALS AND RARE BOOKS, DATING BACK TO THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES, IN TOPICS THAT FORM THE FOUNDATION OF MODERN SCIENCE. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, THE NBL&A STRIVES TO SERVE AND CONNECT WITH OUR RESEARCH COMMUNITY THROUGH INCREASED OUTREACH AND PROMOTION OF OUR RESOURCES AND GLOBAL ACCESS TO OUR COLLECTIONS THROUGH STRATEGIC DIGITIZATION AND REMOTE ACCESS TO SELECTED MATERIALS. THE AIP MEDIA SERVICES TEAM WORKS WITH AIP PUBLISHING, AIP'S MEMBER SOCIETIES, AND ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS TO PRODUCE AND PROMOTE TIMELY, ACCURATE PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES AND KNOWLEDGE. MEDIA SERVICES STAFFS PRESS ROOMS, ORGANIZES PRESS CONFERENCES AND PRODUCES HUNDREDS OF WRITTEN STORIES, AND OTHER FORMS OF PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES COMMUNITY, MEDIA, AND GENERAL PUBLIC EVERY YEAR. AIP' SOCIAL SCIENCE AND POLICY RESEARCH PROGRAMS, COLLECT AND DISSEMINATES RELIABLE AND TIMELY DATA ON EDUCATION, CAREERS, AND DEMOGRAPHICS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES. DATA ARE PUBLISHED IN THE AREAS OF ENROLLMENT, DEGREES, DEMOGRAPHICS, EMPLOYMENT BY ECONOMIC SECTOR, AND SALARY INFORMATION FOR PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S, AND PHD HOLDERS. AIP'S RESEARCH TEAM ALSO PROVIDES SURVEY EXPERTISE AND CONTRACTS WITH MEMBER SOCIETIES AND OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT TARGETED STUDIES.