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The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
Publication Date: 2003

From the biographies on Galileo and Dorothy Hodgkin to the discussions chronicling the change of science from simply a tool of learning to a major force in society, The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science is a comprehensive resource on science from 1550 to the present.
History of Science in United States
Publication Date: 2012

This Encyclopedia examines all aspects of the history of science in the United States, with a special emphasis placed on the historiography of science in America.
Encyclopedia of the History of Science (Carnegie Mellon University)
Publishes up-to-date, peer-reviewed articles on topics in the history of science and technology, broadly construed. All articles focus on a single topic in the field, presenting an interpretive overview of the subject while also surveying relevant published literature.