Microsoft has put Feynman’s Messenger Lectures online. (I’ve never seen more than a few bits of them before). An interesting interface — it gives a written transcription, and allows you to take notes, as well as having other enhancements.
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/tuva/index.html
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Enrico Fermi’s ability to make quick, rough estimates has inspired the University of Maryland’s Physics Education Research Group to compile a set of Fermi Problems. http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/fermi/fermi.htm.
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The American Institute of Physics is now using the popular short-message service Twitter. By following AIP’s tweets, you can keep up to date on AIP’s publishing and media activities
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