Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets
of Nature
The web site for the original exhibit at the National Institutes
of Health National Library of Medicine (1997-1998).
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/frankenstein/frankhome.html
Resources for the Study of Mary Shelley's
Frankenstein
Links to electronic text editions of the novel as well as other
Frankenstein- and Shelley-related sites.
http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/irvinem/english016/franken/franken.htm
Frankenstein
The complete text of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, from
the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia Library.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/SheFran.html
Frankenstein & Literary Works
This site discusses the authors, literary works and other mythological
figures that appear in Frankenstein.
http://home-1.worldonline.nl/~hamberg/Frankenstein/literaryworks.html
Frankenstein Films
- From Mary Shelley to Kenneth Branagh and beyond, everything
you ever wanted to know about Frankenstein: the myth, the novel,
the movies, the comic books, the theater plays, the bolts in the
neck...
http://www.frankensteinfilms.com/
The Bakken Library: Frankenstein: Mary
Shelley's Dream
Take a virtual journey through this permanent exhibit of The Bakken
Library and Museum in Minneapolis. You'll see interesting photos
of 18th century laboratory apparatus and links to all kinds of
information about the science, literature and life experiences
that inspired Mary Shelley. Suitable for middle grades and up.
http://www.thebakken.org/Frankenstein/intro.htm
National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine
Division
Explore one of the world's great history of medicine collections.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/index.html
Duke University Medical Center Library - History
of Medicine
Discover the history of medicine through photographs, illustrations,
monographs and manuscripts.
http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/hmc/
Romantic
Circles
This scholarly site is devoted to the study of Romantic-period
culture and literature, including the work of Lord Byron, Mary
Wollstonecraft Shelley, Percy Bysshe
Shelley, John Keats, their contemporaries and their historical
contexts.
http://www.rc.umd.edu/
The Human Genome Project: Progress, Problems
and Prospects
A distinguished panel discusses (in plain English for nonscientists)
the medical, ethical and legal implications of the Human Genome
Project.
http://www.northwestern.edu/science-outreach/genome/
Facts
& Implications of the Human Genome Project
A public education program on genetic research and the Human Genome
Project, produced for public libraries in the Chicago area.
http://www.nsls.info/genome/
National Center for Biotechnology Information
- A Science Primer
Learn about bioinformatics, genome mapping, molecular genetics,
and more.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/About/primer/index.html
Human Genome Project Information - Ethical,
Legal and Social Issues
A site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/elsi.shtml
Discovery School.com - Literature Lesson
Plans
An in-depth study of Frankenstein and the issues it raises for
grades 9-12. Activities include a mock trial in which the monster
sues his creator, discussion questions, related reading and web
links.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/frankenstein/
Frankenstein's Lightning Laboratory
Simple experiments describe different forms of electricity - "fruity"
and "static" - as well as teach electrical safety. Developed
by the Miami Museum of Science Learning Network for grades K-8.
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/index.html
Edsitement: Tales of the Supernatural
Examine how the gothic/horror literary form evolved by reading
Frankenstein, Nathaniel Hawthorne and modern-day tales of the
supernatural. For grades 10-12.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=317
