Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Norbert Rillieux
A biography of Norbert Rillieux. Offers a look at his struggles growing up and of his great accomplishments as an inventor. Additional links to supplemental material is available also.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Famous Scientists in Genetic Research
Presents biographical information about prominent geneticists and describes the discoveries they are famous for.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Chien Shiung Wu
A great resource on one of the scientists that worked on the Manhattan Project, Chien-Shiung Wu. Read about some of her contributions to physics, read a brief overview of the Manhattan Project, and learn about the law of Parity, an idea...
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Biography of Richard Feynman
This biography of the physicist Richard Feynman surveys his contributions to the development of the atomic bomb as well as his work on quantum electrostatics.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Stephen Hawking Biography
Useful biographical information, quotes, and famous works of English physicist, Stephen Hawking.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Scientific Biography
Numerous people and events in science can be explored. Search by branch of science, gender/minority status, historical period, nationality, or prize winners.
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Canadian Content: Famous Canadian Inventors and Scientists
Includes a list of well known Canadian scientists and inventors with biographical information included.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Aage Bohr
Learn about the life of Aage Niels Bohr, and see how his work was pivotal in the development of the theory of the structure of the atomic nucleus.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Abdul Qadeer Khan
Learn about the Pakistani nuclear physicist who was the founder of the uranium enrichment program for Pakistan's atomic bomb project.
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Famous Scientists: Abu Nasr Al Farabi
Find out about the philosopher, Al-Farabi, who is credited with preserving the original Greek texts during the Middle Ages because of his commentaries and treatises, and influencing many prominent philosophers
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Famous Scientists: Ada Lovelace
Find out about the life and work of Ada Lovelace, regarded as the first ever computer programmer.
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Famous Scientists: Adalbert Czerny
Find out how the Austrian pediatrician, Adalbert Czerny, was considered co-founder of modern pediatrics.
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Famous Scientists: Alan Turing
Find out how Alan Turing became widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.
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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.
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Famous Scientists: Alberto Santos Dumont
Read about Brazilian aviation pioneer, Alberto Santos-Dumont, who designed, built, and flew hot air balloons, and was famous for his flight that rounded the Eiffel Tower.
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Famous Scientists: Aldo Leopold
Find out about the life and work of Aldo Leopold, who was influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness conservation.
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Famous Scientists: Alessandro Volta
Learn how Alessandro Volta became a pioneer of electricity and power, and who is credited as the inventor of the electrical battery and the discoverer of methane.
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Famous Scientists: Alexander Bain
Find out about the life and work of Alexander Bain, the Scottish inventor and engineer who was first to invent and patent the electric clock.
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Famous Scientists: Alexander Brongniart
Meet Alexander Brongniart, a French chemist and mineralogist who worked in ceramic chemistry.
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Famous Scientists: Alexander Von Humboldt
Find out how Alexander Von Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography.
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Famous Scientists: Alfred Binet
Learn about the life and work of French psychologist, Alfred Binet, who invented the first practical intelligence test, the Binet-Simon scale.
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Famous Scientists: Alfred Blalock
Learn about surgeon Alfred Blalock, who developed the operation that ushered in the modern era of cardiac surgery.
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Famous Scientists: Alfred Kinsey
Best known for the Kinsey Reports, find out about the life and work of Alfred Kinsey. Discover how he was led to study human sexuality.