Cyber museums

We probably can't predict how doctors will treat people 100 years from now, but the internet gives us useful insight into how the profession has developed. Timelines are a useful way to document medical history; they give you a sense of continuity and connection of different ages and discoveries. The Wellcome Library's MedHist (http://medhist.ac.uk/timeline.html) is a rich gateway to the history of medicine that has a timeline linking major medical developments throughout historical periods.

Another interesting time map is found at www.chronology.org.uk. It chronicles state …