History Resources
History Resources
AIP has supported research in the history of the physical sciences since 1960. Since then, we have developed a variety of resources that enable historians, scientists, and the public to learn more about the people, culture, and institutions behind the science.
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Statistical Data
Statistical Data
AIP is the preeminent source of data on education and employment in physics, astronomy and the physical sciences. It has been conducting surveys on education and employment in the physical sciences since 1941 and established a formal statistical research unit in 1962. You are encouraged and permitted to use any of the tables and graphs that you find on the Statistical Research website.
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Policy Resources
Policy Resources
AIP’s science policy news and analysis has an outstanding reputation grounded in our team’s thorough understanding of budgets, legislation, and agency-level program direction. Explore our information resources covering federal science funding and relevant legislation in Congress.
Women computers at Harvard College Observatory, public domain photograph from Harvard University via Wikimedia Commons | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, photo by Bill Ingalls / NASA | AIP, “Trends in Physics PhDs,” Feb. 1, 2021 | Victor Weisskopf, Maria Goeppert-Mayer, and Max Born, from AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection, Gift of Jost Lemmerich | William Conway and George Carruthers, photo from Naval Research Laboratory via AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Ronald E. Mickens Collection | Michel Janssen and archive boxes, photos by William Thomas, American Institute of Physics | Spencer Weart interviewing Martin Schwarzschild, from Emilio Segrè Visual Archives | Witnesses testifying at a congressional hearing, photo by House Science Committee | Forrestall Building, photo from Department of Energy | All smaller photos credited within the linked items.