Library of Congress
Loc: Mathematician and Astronomer Benjamin Banneker
Learn about the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician and scientist. Also contains portraits and a map of New York, which can be enlarged for a closer view.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Principles of Natural Philosophy
This site from Fordham University is an exerpt from Newton's famous "Principia."
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Amazing Americans
Checklist of inventors, politicians, performers, activists and ordinary people who made America. Meet Harry Houdini, Langston Hughes, Buffalo Bill Cody and dozens of other famous and interesting American adventurers, presidents,...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Amazing Americans
Checklist of inventors, politicians, performers, activists, and ordinary people who made America. Meet Harry Houdini, Langston Hughes, Buffalo Bill Cody and dozens of other famous and interesting American adventurers, presidents,...
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Stephen Hawking
Brief biographical sketch of Stephen Hawking, famous scientist who researched space and black holes.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Galileo Galilei
Brief biographical sketch of Galileo Galilei, famous scientist and astronomer whose discoveries include the Tower of Pisa Experiment and the Galilean Telescope.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Albert Einstein
Brief biographical sketch of Albert Einstein, famous scientist whose discoveries include the Theory of Relativity and the photoelectric effect.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Eric A. Cornell Biographical
Contains an involved autobiography, focusing on Dr. Cornell's development as a scientist.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1962
Read about Linus Carl Pauling, the winner of the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Other Resources," and "The Nobel Chemistry Prize 1954."
Read Works
Read Works: Famous African Americans George Washington Carver
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains biographical information about the famous African American researcher, inventor, and educator, George Washington Carver. and This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Gerd Binnig
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,...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Joseph Henry
Joseph Henry was an American scientist who pioneered the construction of strong, practical electromagnets and built one of the first electromagnetic motors. During his experiments with electromagnetism, Henry discovered the property of...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was a Dutch physicist who first observed the phenomenon of superconductivity while carrying out pioneering work in the field of cryogenics. An important step on the way to this discovery was his success in...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Hans Christian Orsted
A discovery by Hans Christian Orsted forever changed the way scientists think about electricity and magnetism. While preparing to perform an experiment during a lecture at the University of Copenhagen, he found that the magnetized needle...
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Walther Nernst Memorial
Walther Nernst (1846-1941) discovered the Third Law of Thermodynamics and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1920 in recognition of his work in thermochemistry. Find out more at this memorial website dedicated to the German scientist.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Michael Faraday
A self-educated man with a brilliant mind, Michael Faraday was born in a hardscrabble neighborhood in London. Through the combination of insatiable curiosity and a powerful will to succeed, he transcended his austere beginnings to...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Famous Chemists
Get some information about some famous chemists who made impacts on their fields! These scientists helped to develop the laws of chemistry and discovered many of the elements.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Jean Baptiste Perrin Biographical
The Nobel Foundation provides a biography of the scientist who won 1926 Nobel Prize Physics, Jean Baptiste Perrin.
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.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
Resource presents multiple digital formats of this literary text. You can read about the famous scientist's life in his own words, as he recalled his thoughts and actions for his children.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Water Theme Resources
For any educator preparing a teaching theme/unit on water, this is the site for you! Included are links to a myriad of lesson plans, worksheets, hands on activities, web quests, interactive sites, and famous scientists and inventors.
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National Academy of Sciences: Walter Elsasser
A complete biography of Elsasser's life and contributions to both biological science and earth science. Page also contains a photo of Elsasser. Site includes biographies of other famous scientists as well.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Albert Einstein (1879 1955)
This site about Albert Einstein examines many of his theories. It also includes a list of Einstein quotes and references.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Heinrich Hertz
The discovery of radio waves, which was widely seen as confirmation of James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory and paved the way for numerous advances in communication technology, was made by German physicist Heinrich Hertz. In the...
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