Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Albert Abraham Michelson
Meet Nobel Prize winner, Albert Michelson, an American physicist known for his work on the measurement of the speed of light and especially for the Michelson-Morley experiment.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Konrad Lorenz
This article gives the biography of Nobel Prize winner Konrad Lorenz.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Pierre Curie
This article discusses Nobel Prize winner, Pierre Curie. Learn about the life and discoveries of Marie Curie's husband.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Learn about the Nobel Prize winner for his mathematical theory of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars.
The Guardian
Guardian: Jose Cela Camilo
This site from Guardian Unlimited provides an obituary entry for Nobel Prize winner, Jose Cela Camilo. Discusses his upbringing in Spain during their civil war and also discusses his literary works.
PBS
Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Saul Bellow
Biography of American author and Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow.
Other
Women in World History: Rigoberta Menchu Guatemala
Biographical information on Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 1992.
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.
Other
Learning for Justice: Rigoberta Menchu
A timeline of human rights activties in Guatemala since the 1960s, and a brief biography of human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchu.
Other
Walther Nernst Chronology
Walther Nernst (1846-1941) discovered the Third Law of Thermodynamics and won a Nobel Price in 1921 for his work in thermochemistry.
Curated OER
Simon Fraser University: All About Chemical Bonds
Irving Langmuir (1881-1967), chemist who won the Nobel Prize in 1932 for work on the chemistry of surfaces and monomolecular layers, and worked on the theory of electron pair bonding following N.G. Lewis.
PBS
Pbs: Ralph J. Bunche: An American Odyssey
The companion website to the PBS documentary about Ralph Bunche, the first person of color to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Includes an interactive timeline of his life, in-depth analyses of his life and work at key stages of his career, a...
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.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Georg Bednorz
J. Georg Bednorz jointly revolutionized superconductivity research with K. Alex Muller by discovering an entirely new class of superconductors, often referred to as high-temperature superconductors. They managed to achieve...
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.
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: 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.
Other
Journey to the Alcarria (Camilo Jose Cela)
After a description of post-Civil War Spain and the fine arts, this essay focuses on the work of Cela.
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.
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.
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: 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.
Other
Mother Teresa in Memory of Mother Teresa
This site describes Mother Teresa's life and includes links to many other important sites about Mother Teresa on the Internet.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Pearl Buck
Biographical information detailing Buck's life and accomplishments, discusses "The Good Earth," lists selected works, and film adaptations.