LibGuides: STS.467: The History of Aviation: Find Background Information

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Oxford Reference Online
Includes both encyclopedias and dictionaries as well as more specialized titles from History and other disciplines.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Specialized online encyclopedias. Browse the titles available in "History" and "Multicultural Studies" for ones relevant to your area of research.
Credo Reference
Illustrations in over 550 reference works such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies
Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
Covers the period from the Renaissance to the early twenty-first century, including all disciplines, concepts, and methodologies and philosophies. Part of Oxford Reference Online.
Oxford Companion to United States History
Over 1400 entries about America's political, diplomatic, military, social, cultural, and intellectual history; includes science, technology, and medicine; the arts; and religion. Part of Oxford Reference Online.
Science, Technology, and Society
Over 130 articles about the functions and effects of science and technology in society and culture. Part of Oxford Reference Online.

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Biography in Context
Biographical information on more than one million notable people throughout history, around the world, and across many fields of study.
Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Core reference work in the history of science, includes lengthy biographical essays about deceased natural scientists and mathematicians from all countries and historical periods. Part of Gale Virtual Reference Library.

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