Curated OER
2011 Nobel Prize Winners Announced
This assignment has young scientists read four different news articles about the 2011 Nobel Prize winners. Six questions are posed for children to write the answers. It is a relevant activity for getting middle schoolers to meet the...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Maria Sklodowska Curie
Read about the life and scientific work of Marie Curie, possibly the most famous female scientist in history. In addition to providing biographical information, this page includes details on her scientific discoveries and her influence...
Other
Women of Valor: Gertrude Elion
Profiles the fascinating career and life of Nobel Prize winning chemist, Gertrude Elion (1918-1999). Because of her efforts in developing drugs and cancer treatments, countless lives have been saved.
Other
Finding Dulcinea: Mother Teresa, 1979 Winner of Nobel Peace Prize
Short biography of Mother Teresa with link to additional biographical data. Also includes links to information about other women who won the Nobel Prize.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Michael Smith Biographical
Dr. Michael Smith (1932-2000) won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1993 for his work in mutagenesis, which involved altering DNA sequences. This is his autobiography.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Gertrude B. Elion Nobel Lecture: Purine Path to Chemotherapy
At this site from the Nobel e-Museum you can download and read Gertrude B. Elion's Nobel Lecture, "The purine path to chemotherapy." This lecture, originally given by Elion on December 8, 1988, is available in pdf format.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Gertrude B. Elion Biographical
Read Gertrude B. Elion's autobiography at this Nobel Foundation online museum. Learn about her contributions to the study of immunology, for which she is honored with the Nobel Prize. Includes information on her personal and professional...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: John C. Polanyi on Being a Scientist: A Personal View
John Polanyi, 1986 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, published this essay in 2000. In it, he discusses threats to democracy in the form of weapons, and how scientists today must remember their higher purpose, and use their technical expertise...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Norman Borlaug Biographical
Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. Here, learn about his life and the reasons he was chosen for the prize, as well as reading his acceptance speech and Nobel lecture.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Find information on each Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner since 1901, including their Nobel lectures. In addition, there are videos about chemistry topics and articles about the prize itself.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Kurt Wuthrich Biographical
Autobiographical information on Kurt Wuthrich, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Toni Morrison
Discover biographical detail about Toni Morrison, one of the most celebrated authors in the world.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Jane Addams
A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement and was the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Albert Einstein
A fantastic account of Einstein's life in this biography. A detailed look at his life complete with additional links of information and photographs.
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.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Ernest Rutherford
This is an account of Nobel Prize winner Ernest Rutherford's life. It tells of his accomplishments in the field of chemistry and physics. There are additional links to supplemental material as well.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Barbara Mc Clintock
Biography of Barbara McClintock, which tells of her early life, how she became interested in zoology and genetics, and her accomplishments.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Marie Curie
A great biography of Marie Curie discusses her early days and how she became a two-time Nobel Prize winner.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Marie Curie
A fantastic account of Marie Curie's life in this biography. Numerous links to additional material as well as images of her work.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Science Beat: Glenn Seaborg
A very interesting site about Seaborg. It contains quotes from him and about him, photographs, and a timeline.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Gertrude Elion (1918 1999)
A profile of Gertrude Belle Elion, an American biochemist and pharmacologist and a Nobel Prize winner. She struggled to find her place in the male-dominated scientific world, and went on to become the first woman to be inducted into the...
University of California
Ucla: Maria Goeppert Mayer
UCLA Physics presents three documents here on Maria Goeppert Mayer, including a brief biography, a longer biography, and a physics meeting address on Mayer and the specifics of her work in nuclear physics.
Other
American National Biography: John Steinbeck (1902 1968)
American National Biography offers a biography of John Steinbeck including links to more information about Steinbeck.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Boris Pasternak
Wikipedia offers biographical information on Boris Pasternak, Russian poet and writer, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958.