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ScientificAmerican.com, the online component of Scientific
American magazine, unveiled its third annual Sci/Tech
Web Awards naming 50 of the best Web resources for
those seeking information on science and technology. The abacus website, created and maintained by Luis Fernandes was one of 5 sites
honoured in the mathematics category. The Sci/Tech Web Awards 2003 covers ten categories of
interest archeology and paleontology; astronomy and
astrophysics; biology; chemistry; earth and environment; engineering
and technology; mathematics; medicine; physics and great thinkers.
Within each category, there are links to the editors' pick of the
top five sites, along with a brief description. Scientific American
editors reviewed over a thousand web sites and selected the 50 they
deemed the most valuable science and technology resources. "The Sci/Tech Web Awards recognizes science and technology sites
that are creatively informative, interesting and fun," explained Mina
Lux, managing director of ScientificAmerican.com. "This resource
will be of interest to a broad audience, from researchers in a
particular science or technology field, to educators seeking
information for students, to professionals conducting research for
their business." The annotated listing will help visitors hone in on
information that meets their need for information. ScientificAmerican.com, which
debuted in 1996, provides coverage of the latest in science and
technology, making it a leading online science and technology
destination with more than 1,700,000 visitors per month. For more than 155 years, Scientific American magazine, one
of the world's most enduring and revered magazines, has chronicled
major innovations and scientific discoveries using expert accounts
and assorted journalistic features. Scientific American Award
Adapted from a Scientific American press release.
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