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Leonardo Da Vinci the Complete Works

For Students 9th - 10th
View over 100 of Leonardo's paintings, drawings, and inventions. You can conduct searches, watch slideshows, or view page by page. Also includes an extensive biography and many features that make finding and bookmarking your favorite...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Making Friends With Franklin

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Come meet Benjamin Franklin and some of his scientific friends. Learn about them through the eyes of early American portraiture. Following the introduction are three great lesson plans for teachers of language arts, science, and visual...
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The Field Museum

Field Museum: George Washington Carver

For Students 9th - 10th
The online companion to past Field Museum exhibit on the life and scientific contributions of George Washington Carver, this resource includes a biography, photo gallery, an overview of Carter's goal-oriented research, an educator's...
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Greek Gods

Greek Gods: Geek Heroes: Daedalus

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Daedalus, the most famous architect, painter, sculptor, and inventor of Ancient Athens.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Howard Robard Hughes, Sr.

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this concise biography of Howard Robard Hughes, Sr., the inventor of the Hughes Rock Bit, which was key in the birth of the Texas oil drilling industry.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Benjamin Banneker

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork of Jerry Pickney honoring Benjamin Banneker on a stamp. Banneker predicted a solar eclipse, published farmers almanacs, and was famous for many more things.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Gerd Binnig

For Students 9th - 10th
Gerd Binnig co-developed the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) with Heinrich Rohrer. The STM allowed scientists entry into the atomic world in a new way and was a major advance in the field of nanotechnology. For their achievement,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Benjamin Banneker

For Students 9th - 10th
A great biography of the astronomer and inventor Benjamin Banneker that includes additional links to supplemental material for further research.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Black History Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to review facts about famous black scientists.
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The Daguerreian Society: l.j.m. Daguerre

For Students 9th - 10th
Originally printed in the The Illustrated London News (July 1851), this article pays tribute to Louis Lacques Mande Daguerre and his discovery, the Daguerrotype. Learn about the styles and techniques employed in some of his famous...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1890 1899

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists discover and probe x-rays and radioactivity, while inventors compete to build the first radio.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Invention Dimension: Inventor of the Week: Frederick M. Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical note about Frederick McKinley Jones that cites his work in the areas of refrigeration and sound recording.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: George Babcock

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about George Babcock (1832-1893 CE), a New York native who, along with Stephen Wilcox, invented an improved water tube steamboiler.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Famous Americans: Booker T. Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Postal Service provides brief biographical details on Booker T. Washington, black educator involved with the Tuskegee Institute. He was featured on the United States Postage ten cent stamp.
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PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: Apple Visionary Steve Jobs Dies

For Students 9th - 10th
Apple founder and computer visionary Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56 due to cancer. PBS provides a video about his life and work. The future of technology and Apple is also discussed. October, 2011
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Chemical Heritage Foundation: Wallace Hume Carothers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents informaiton about the life and scientific work of Wallace Hume Carothers, and how nylon was utilized in World War II.
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score H/ss: Booker T. Washington

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Biography of Booker T. Washington. Includes photographs and illustrations.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: George Washington Carver

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about George Washington Carver, the African-American scientist "famous for experimenting with plants."
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Nikola Tesla

For Students K - 1st
Brief biographical sketch of Nikola Tesla, famous electrical engineer who invented the alternating current transmission system.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Michael Faraday

For Students K - 1st
Brief biographical sketch of Michael Faraday, famous scientist whose discoveries include electromagnetic rotation, Benzene, electromagnetic induction, and Laws of Electrolysis.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Alexander Graham Bell

For Students K - 1st
Brief biographical sketch of Alexander Graham Bell who was most famous for his invention of the telephone.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Thomas Edison Biography

For Students 1st - 8th
Interesting biographical information, famous inventions, and quotes of Thomas Edison, one of America's greatest inventors.
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Biografias Y Vidas

For Students 9th - 10th
Allows user to search for biographies of different people. The site contains different biography classifications: historical, famous people of today such as stars and more! Easy to use and helpful for basic biographical knowledge.
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In Search of Heroes: George Washington Carver

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Grace Products Corporation provides a wealth of information detailing George Washington Carver's life. Content includes a biography, timeline, and more.

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