Other
University of Leicester: Sun
Provides a brief overview of the Sun, including a focus on solar eclipses, solar wind, and solar sailing.
Other
Maria Goeppert Mayer, Nobelist in Physics
The Supercomputer Center of the University of California at San Diego offers details of the life of Maria Goeppert-Mayer, third woman ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize for physics. Instructive in the obstacles to being a woman in a...
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Count Rumford
A transcript, from a syndicated radio broadcast, that discusses the life and scientific accomplishments of Count Rumford. An anecdotal account of Rumford's contribution to our understanding of heat. Contains a good deal of biographical...
Physics Central
Physics Central: Physics Buzz Blog : The Physics of Football
Football is a sport almost made for physicists. Newton's three laws of motion are at work during every play and little things like the unpredictable bounce of the "prolate spheroid" - the football - can throw kinks into a game no...
History of Computing Science
History of Computing Science: Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher. He built the first mechanical calculator. This lecture presents a short treatment of his life and his accomplishments.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Sir Joseph John Thomson (1856 1940)
This site provides a brief biography of the english physicist J.J. Thomson.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Y Axis
This is a very brief site giving the name physicists use when referring to this axis, and its general orientation in the Cartesian system.
PBS
Pbs: People and Discoveries
At this PBS site there is a biography of the Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger who lived from 1887 until 1961.
Other
Tesla Memorial Society of New York: Nikola Tesla
This article provides information regarding Nikola Tesla, inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply...
Other
Michael Faraday
Provides information about the achievements of the English chemist and physicist Michael Faraday who is "known for his pioneering experiments in electricity and magnetism."
Other
Fusion Anomoly: William Crookes
A brief biography of Sir William Crookes, the British chemist and physicist who discovered thallium, invented the radiometer, and studied cathode rays. Includes related links.
Other
American Institute of Physics: Where Does the Neutron Get Its Spin?
Describes two experiments on neutron spin. This is how physicists work.
Robin Chew
Lucid Cafe: Nikola Tesla
Learn here about Nikola Tesla, nventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Erwin Schrodinger
This site gives brief biographical information about Austrian physicist, Erwin Schrodinger.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Albert Einstein Biography
Useful biographical information, inventions, and interesting facts about German-born physicist, Albert Einstein, known for developing the theory of relativity.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Stephen Hawking Biography
Useful biographical information, quotes, and famous works of English physicist, Stephen Hawking.
Other
Institute for Microstructural Sciences: Quantum Physics
A description of the Quantum Physics Group located at the Institute for Microstructural Sciences in Canada. Gives an overview of their research areas.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Madame Curie
Use this site to learn about Marie Curie's scientific discoveries in radiation, which resulted in the creation of both modern cancer treatments and the atomic bomb.
Robin Chew
Lucidcafe: Marie Sklodowska Curie
A brief biography of the life of Marie Curie is presented. Links to other resources, books, and videos are provided.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Quantum Revolution
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses the quantum revolution with special attention given to cathode rays and radioactivity.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Chien Shiung Wu
This brief biography from the National Women's Hall of Fame highlights the work of Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997 CE) and her many accomplishments in the field of science.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Stephen Hawking
Use this resource to learn about Stephen Hawking's famous contributions to the world of science and science theory despite his crippling battle with Lou Gehrig's disease.
Oregon Secretary of State
Oregon Blue Book: Carl E. Wieman
Contains a brief biography of nobel prize winner Carl E. Wieman.
Curated OER
R. Adrienne Weill (B. 1903) and John Phillip Nielsen (B. 1911)
left to right: French physicist and engineer R. Adrienne Weill (b. 1903) and John Phillip Nielsen (b. 1911). Nielsen, head of the metallurgical laboratory at New York University's College of Engineering, is shown demonstrating a...