▁resource ▁project ▁that ▁creates ▁and ▁hosts ▁expl or able ▁explan ations . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁by ▁Nobel ▁La ure ate ▁Carl ▁W iem an . ▁Ph ET ▁began ▁with ▁W iem an ' s ▁vision ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁way ▁science ▁is ▁taught ▁and ▁learned . ▁Their ▁stated ▁mission ▁is ▁" To ▁advance ▁science ▁and ▁math ▁liter acy ▁and ▁education ▁world wide ▁through ▁free ▁interactive ▁simulations ." ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁ac ron ym ▁" Ph ET " ▁originally ▁stood ▁for ▁" Phys ics ▁Education ▁Technology ," ▁ ▁but ▁Ph ET ▁soon ▁expanded ▁to ▁other ▁discipl ines . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁now ▁designs , ▁develop s , ▁and ▁releases ▁over ▁ 1 2 5 ▁free ▁interactive ▁simulations ▁for ▁educational ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁physics , ▁chem istry , ▁bi ology , ▁earth ▁science , ▁and ▁mathematics . ▁ ▁The ▁simulations ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁over ▁ 6 5 ▁different ▁languages , ▁including ▁Spanish , ▁Chinese , ▁German , ▁and ▁Arab ic ; ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Ph ET ▁website ▁received ▁over ▁ 2 5 ▁million ▁visitors . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ph ET ▁Inter active ▁Sim ulations ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Microsoft ▁Education ▁Te ch ▁Award ▁la ure ate . ▁The ▁Te ch ▁Awards , ▁presented ▁by ▁The ▁Te ch ▁Museum ▁of ▁In nov ation , ▁honor ▁innov ators ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁technology ▁benef itting ▁human ity . ▁ ▁History ▁After