Resources

SUPPLIERS

Please be aware that not all of these suppliers sell to individuals. Contact the company before ordering.

• General
  • Elemental Scientific †
  • Home Science Tools †
  • United Nuclear †
  • American Science and Surplus †
  • Arbor Scientific
  • Bel-Art Scienceware
  • Carolina Biological Supply †
  • Edmund Scientifics †
  • Fisher Science Education
  • GreatScopes Microscopes †
  • Sciencekit †
  • Science Lab Chemicals and Equipment
  • The Science Company †
  • Ward’s Natural Science
• Astronomy
  • Radio Astronomy Supplies †
• Biology
  • Fungi Perfecti † Tools for gourmet mushroom growers, and lots of stuff for plant tissue culture, too.

† These suppliers do sell to the public.

 

WEBLOGS AND PERSONAL SITES

These sites represent some of the best in grass-roots science, and offer some of the best resources for getting involved in science on your own.

• Rocketforge Aerospace News and Commentary, from old chum Michael Mealling.
• Science Fare Andrew Rahn’s site chock full of science-y goodness.
• Science Blog
• David Harris’ Science & Literature

FIELD-SPECIFIC RESOURCES

• Astronomy
  • Observing the Sky A NASA-funded project to guide your observation of the sky, especially as related to NASA projects, and daily and seasonal events.

TRAINING AND ADULT EDUCATION

• Denver Museum of Nature and Science Paleontology, Anthropology, and Archaeology certifications for amateurs.
• East Carolina Glassblowing Services Online tutorials.

NEWS

• EurekAlert News and Press Releases
• ScienCentral News
• Space.com

REFERENCE

• World of Science (Wolfram Research)
• National Academies Press eBooks

ORGANIZATIONS FOR AMATEUR SCIENTISTS

• Society for Amateur Scientists
• The Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers
• The Planetary Society
• The SETI League
• Chemical Heritage Foundation

JOURNALS, BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLISHERS

• The Public Library of Science
• Radio-Sky Publishing