National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Humphry Davy
Humphry Davy was a pioneer in the field of electrochemistry who used electrolysis to isolate many elements from the compounds in which they occur naturally. Electrolysis is the process by which an electrolyte is altered or decomposed via...
Libre Text
Libre Texts: Chemistry: Structure of Organic Molecules
Here you will learn how to understand, write, draw, and talk-the-talk of organic molecules. Why were different drawing techniques developed? Organic molecules can get complicated and large. It is a tedious to have to constantly draw out...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Alexander Brongniart
Meet Alexander Brongniart, a French chemist and mineralogist who worked in ceramic chemistry.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Emil Fischer
Find out about the German chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on sugar and purine synthesis.
Other
Science: Profile: Sid Altman
Sid Altman is a Nobel Prize winning chemist. He won the award in 1989 for his discovery of catalytic RNA. Read some interesting facts about his life and accomplishments.
Other
Dynamic Periodic Table
Using this interactive Periodic Table of Elements, learners can view real-time data, dynamically change layouts, visualize trends, and see a 3-D view of orbitals. The names of elements are available in dozens of different languages....
Other
Science Alive: Melting Point Simulation
Percy Julian and Josef Pikl used the fact that melting point-the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid-is a characteristic property of a substance to prove that the British chemist Robert Robinson could not...
University of California
Princeton University: The Faces of Science: African Americans
This resource explores the role of African Americans in science. Past contributions, present activity and future possibilities are all discussed.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Rosalind Franklin
This is a fantastic biography of Rosalind Franklin. It has links to both additional information and images to help illustrate the biography.
Other
Aspirin Foundation: 100 Years of Aspirin
This article tells the last 100 years' history of aspirin and Bayer's contribution. Links to more information about aspirin are also provided including a timeline.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Water Purification
The lessons on this site are designed to explore the Water Purification Project. For each lesson plan, there is a link to the lesson plan itself and another link to the lesson plan for that particular lesson plan.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: George Washington Carver
An introduction to George Washington Carver, the talented, intelligent inventor. Learn why he was called a "Miracle Worker" for his vast knowledge of plants and agriculture. (In Spanish)
Other
Black Inventors: Lloyd Hall
Lloyd Hall was a pioneer in the field of food chemistry, preservation, and sterilization.
Other
Leo Hendrik Baekeland
An in-depth look at the life of Leo Hendrik Baekeland, including his creation of the first completely synthetic plastic, bakelite.
Other
Finding Dulcinea: Marie Curie
Article on Marie Curie, who won two Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry for her discoveries in radioactivity and radioactive elements.
Other
Jupiter Scientific: Salaries of Scientists by Discipline
Are you interested in exploring a career in science? Investigate the pay scales of scientists by discipline.
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: Online Stuff: Marie Curie and the History of Radioactivity
Read about Nobel Prize winner, Marie Curie's life, and her historical work with radioactivity.
University of Pennsylvania
Boyle's Sceptical Chymist
Online text. Not only the complete text, but actual pictures from the original manuscript. Read this important work on chemistry the way it was presented in 1661. Use the navigation buttons to scroll through the pages.
Other
Chemical Heritage Foundation: Joseph Louis Gay Lussac
This site provides a biography of Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850 CE), who, with his fellow professor, discovered the element boron.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: What Interests You?
At this site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics find out about possible careers in your future by selecting a job based on what school subject you like.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Peter Debye
Peter Debye carried out pioneering studies of molecular dipole moments, formulated theories of magnetic cooling and of electrolytic dissociation, and developed an X-ray diffraction technique for use with powdered, rather than...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Dmitri Mendeleev
Find out about the life and work of Dmitri Mendeleev, and learn how he discovered what is now known as the Periodic Table of Elements.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Ernesto Illy
UNderstand more about the man behind the brand name, Illy, and consider what he did for coffee.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: George Washington Carver
Find out how George Washington Carvers' contributions to science radically changed the agricultural economy of the United States.