Curated OER
Do Some Research: American Physicist
In this researching an American physicist worksheet, students discover the name, write a short report, and draw a picture of the developer of the nuclear reactor. Students complete three activities.
Curated OER
Physicists or Philosophers?
Trace the sequential process of the developing theories of atomic structure in the early 20th century, show, in historical development, how scientists "know" things, how experiments are set up and how interpretations are drawn from them,...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physicists and Astronomers
A thorough overview of the careers of physicist and astronomer, covering nature of the work, working conditions, employment information, training requirements, and job outlook.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Physicist
Physicist as a career is a very broad spectrum. This site from Science Buddies relates the general requirements and education needed to be a physicist and lists the many sub-fields in which physicists can specialize. Included is a video...
Other
American Scientist: Author Interview: Neil De Grasse Tyson
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has made "Popularizing science a personal passion." Tyson's latest book, Origins, is the starting point here for a discussion of dark matter, intelligent life in our solar system, the possibility of...
Career Cornerstone Center
Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Career as a Physicist
A career in Physics is profiled. Included: Physics overview, Preparation, Day In The Life, Earnings, Employment, Career Path Forecast, Professional Organizations.
Microscopy UK
Microscopy Uk: Robert Hooke: Father of Modern Science and an Unsung Hero
An excellent biography, including all major periods of Robert Hooke's life, works, inventions, career, and even his battle with Newton.
Other
Canadian Association of Physicists: Careers for Physics Graduates
Provides information on the career of a physicist. Education, job prospects, and interviews with a variety of physicists are presented.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1957 Presentation Speech: Yang
The Nobel Foundation provides a fascinating speech by O.B. Klein of the Physics Committee. Elegant, erudite, and fully explanatory of the work of Lee and Yang. His description of a physicist on another planet is very insightful. This is...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Wolfgang Pauli Biographical
The Nobel E Museum provides biographical information on Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian physicist and discoverer of the exclusion principle.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: The Man, His Lab and Legacy
Learn about the life and work of physicist Lawrence Berkeley.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1939: Ernest Lawrence
This brief entry describes the scientific contributions of physicist Ernest Lawrence.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Enrico Fermi
Read about the work of Italian physicist Enrico Fermi and learn how he showed the world the power of the atom.
BBC
Bbc Mundo: El Ano Magico De Einstein
A special feature on Einstein from the BBC, in Spanish. Follow Einstein's life, including his role in the development of the atomic bomb; learn about the impact and practical applications of his work; or watch a speech he gave in 1950...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Hans Oersted (1777 1851)
A solid telling of Oersted's scientific achievements, along with some interesting insight into Oersted's personal beliefs. Many links.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Erwin Schrodinger
ScienceWorld.com offers a brief biography and image of Austrian physicist and inventor of wave mechanics, Erwin Schrodinger.
FT Exploring
Ft Exploring: What Is the Definition of Energy?
Use this illustrated guide to understand the definition of energy. Includes some facinating quotes from famous physicists.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Physics Careers Resource
General information about where physicist work and what they do. Includes facts about physicists in the workforce, physicist profiles and fields, and information targeted specifically at students, parents, and educators.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Charles Augustin De Coulomb
Spanish-language site lets students discover the life and work of this physicist and engineer, who is known for his studies of electric charges.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Max Planck
Discover the life and accomplishments of the great German scientist Max Planck. This site also provides links to sites explaining theories and scientific terms that are associated with Planck.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Henri Poincare
Mathematics and Science often go together in physics and other studies. This site explores a physicist who utilized both fields to advance the ideas of relativity and other concepts.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Werner Heisenberg
In this Spanish-language entry, trace the life and accomplishments of Werner Heisenberg, the great physicist whose work with quantum mechanics resulted in earning the Nobel Prize.
Other
Tasmanian Physicist Profile: Feral Physicist
Presents a brief career biography of Dr. Ken McCracken, a physicist of many colors who has worked in multiple subfields of physics. Well written and insightful into the wide variety of possibilities for careers within physics.
Federation of American Scientists
Fas: Memorial Tribute for Luis W. Alvarez
Read a tribute to Hispanic-American scientist and Nobel Peace prize winner, Luis Alvarez by a fellow scientist. He gives a very detailed account of his life.