Curated OER
Simon Fraser University: All About Chemical Bonds
G.N. Lewis (1875-1946), chemist whose work included devising the theory of chemical bonding
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.
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Achievements of Women Scientists in American History
A collection of profiles of American women who have made significant contributions to science.
Other
Lecture Notes From Chm 1341: Gilbert Newton Lewis
This lesson include biographical information, but it focuses on the concepts behind the "dot diagrams" that Lewis introduced.
Carnegie Mellon University
Chem Collective: Ozone: A Scenario Based Activity in Kinetics
Students use kinetics to interpret raw experimental data to determine the mechanism of ozone destruction. In this pen and pencil activity, students are given data obtained from laboratory experiments to study the ozone depletion reaction.
Other
Chemical Heritage Foundation: Stephanie L. Kwolek
Biographical site on the scientist who discovered Kevlar - a material used in bullet-proof vests, ropes and more. Includes a video, 16 min. 33 sec.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Svante Arrhenius
Svante Arrhenius was born in Vik, Sweden, and became the first native of that country to win the Nobel Prize. The award for chemistry was bestowed to him in honor of his theory of electrolytic dissociation. Arrhenius also developed the...
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Hompage
ChemCenter, available from the American Chemical Society, provides chemistry news, reference sources and other public services.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Kurt Wuthrich Biographical
Autobiographical information on Kurt Wuthrich, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Rachel Pike: The Science Behind a Climate Headline
In this brief video tutorial, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of some of the methods that scientists are using today to study climate change and Earth's atmosphere. [4:14]
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Resources for Chemistry Educators
Annotated collection of teacher-reviewed chemistry resources includes the following: current research, public policy, reference information, student-oriented sites, homework and quizzes, questions students ask, and professional...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Einsteinium: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Hear about einsteinium from a chemist who looks like the famous physicist. [1:52]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Astatine: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. Because of its radioactivity and short half-life, astatine is an element few chemists come into contact with. [0:34]
PBS
Pbs Online: Ernst Chain
Ernst Chain PBS entry details the professional and personal life of this Nobel Prize winning chemist. Page profiles his early life in Germany and family fortune and potential career as a pianist, to his breakthrough research in...
PBS
Pbs: Percy Julian
Biography details the life and accomoplishments of African-American chemist. Entry includes brief summary of Julian's creation of synthetic cortisone.
PBS
Pbs Meet Bob Ballard
Geologist, chemist and oceanographer. Learn about this fascinating man that found the Titanic, the Bismark and a lot of other sunken ships.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Raymond Damadian
An underdog physician showed chemists and physicists a new way to look inside the human body -- and diagnose illnesses.
Other
Nobel Prize Internet Archive: Fritz Haber, 1918 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Gives information on the background of Fritz Haber, German chemist. Many links provided.
Other
Moscow State University: Dmitri Mendeleev Online
Moscow State University offers resource links about Dmitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist. Includes biographies, writings, pictures, periodic laws, and more.
State University of New York
State University of New York: Nomenclature of Alkenes
This simulation explores the nature of the naming system that allows chemists to differentiate between the many different possible alkene structures.
Other
Beautiful Chemistry: Beautiful Structures: Interlocked Molecules
In this interactive activity be amazed with some of the most intriguing molecules made by chemists. These molecules are interlocked molecules, which have topological structures.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Daniell Cell
English chemist John Frederick Daniell came up with a twist on the simple voltaic cell that resulted in a longer-lasting source of power.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Crookes Tube 1870
English chemist Sir William Crookes (1832 - 1919) invented the Crookes tube to study gases, which fascinated him. His work also paved the way for the revolutionary discovery of the electron and the invention of X-ray machines.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Schweigger Multiplier 1820
Spurred by Hans Christian Orsted's discovery of a relationship between electricity and magnetism, German chemist Julian Schweigger immediately began tinkering and soon came up with a very early galvanometer known as the Schweigger...