The American Physical Society Historic Sites Initiative

[Kevin Chilton]

"The purpose of the Historic Sites initiative is to raise public awareness of physics. Unexpected encounters with an attractive plaque that identifies an important and interesting event in the history of physics will be an effective way of getting physics before the general public. The initiative will also benefit physicists by increasing their own awareness of important past scientific advances, hence of their membership in the historic evolution of their profession."

http://www.aps.org/programs/outreach/history/historicsites/index.cfm