Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Migrant Struggle: John Steinbeck
Pulitzer Prize winner John Steinbeck is the subject of this brief biography, highlighting his ability to write about the injustices in society, particularly with regard to the economic lower class. See "John Steinbeck Activities" for...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Seamus Heaney Biographical
Biographical information about poet Seamus Heaney.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Elie Wiesel Biographical
A biography of author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Gabriela Mistral
Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, is profiled.
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Institut Fur Chemi: Linus Pauling (German and English)
This is a brief biography of Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling.
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Culture.pl: Profile of Czeslaw Milosz
This brief biography of the Nobel Prize-winning Milosz includes a lengthy bibliography.
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Sir Joseph John Thomson
Have you ever wondered who discovered the electron? The answer is Nobel Prize winning physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson.
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Finding Dulcinea: Gertrude B. Elion
Article on Gertrude B. Elion, who was a co-recipient of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work in discovering a drug for treating leukemia.
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Hall of Fame Biographies: Nadine Gordimer
A concise description of Nadin Gordimer, a South African author, who became the first South African to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Use this resource to learn about the life of writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, whose works were fueled by politics, revolution, war, and personal illness. This article includes details about Marquez personal life as well as his public life...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Walther Nernst
This site from Britannica Guide to the Nobel Prizes provides a good overview of Walther's (1864-1941 CE) life, focusing exclusively on his scientific endeavours.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Linus Pauling
This is a brief biography of Linus Pauling, the famous American chemist and two time Nobel Prize winner.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Rabindranath Tagore Biography
Interesting biographical information and fun facts about Rabindranath Tagore, poet, composer, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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History of Chemistry: Fritz Haber: Chemist and Patriot
Contains biographical information about Fritz Haber, Nobel Prize winner from Germany.
Seymour Brody
Jewish Heroes in America: Henry Kissinger
Relates the life story of former Secretary of the State, Henry Kissinger who played a very powerful role in the Nixon and Ford administrations. For his work as a peace negotiator he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1973.
PBS
A Science Odyssey: Alexander Fleming 1881 1955
This site details the life and scientific contributions of Alexander Fleming. Fleming is noted for his work with "Salvarsan," and penicillin for which he was knighted in 1944 and awarded a Nobel Prize in 1945. Link available to simulated...
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Women's International Center: Linus Pauling
This site provides a biography of Linus Pauling. He was the only man to have won two unshared Nobel prizes. Includes several videos.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Dna Rna Protein
Through illustrations and data, viewers will understand either basic or advanced levels of DNA replication, RNA transcription, and protein translation. Click on images to move through this interactive program.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Linus Pauling (1901 1994)
This Access Excellence site provides a general biography of Linus Pauling, the two-time Nobel laureate who the elucidated chemical bonding, amino acid and protein structures, and the molecular basis of sickle-cell anemia.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Klaus Von Klitzing
Klaus von Klitzing is a Nobel laureate who won the award in 1985 for his discovery of the quantized Hall effect, sometimes referred to as the quantum Hall effect. Von Klitzing's discovery resulted from his work exploring a phenomenon...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Menachem Begin 1913 1992
A Zionist, peacemaker, and politician, Begin became Prime Minister of Israel in 1977. Here you can learn his life story including winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Camp David Accords.
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.
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Le Moyne College: Carriers of Negative Electricity
A transcript of J.J. Thomson's Nobel Lecture in Physics, December 11, 1906 on the electron.
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The Nobel Prize Internet Archive: Karl Landsteiner
Provides a collection of links on Landsteiner. A few of the links are in Spanish.
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