Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Stephanie Kwolek
Learn about the life and work of Stephanie Kwolekbest, known for inventing the first of a family of synthetic fibers of exceptional strength and stiffness.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Svante Arrhenius
Find out about the life and work of one of the founders of the science of physical chemistry, Svante Arrhenius, who received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1903, becoming the first Swedish Nobel laureate.
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Environmental Science: Environmental Science Careers
Explore this list of close to fifty science careers with a connection and focus on environmental science. Also compare average salaries of each.
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Online Ethics Center
This resource is a very extensive site that examines ethics in engineering and the natural sciences.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Friedrich Wohler
Read about Fredrich Wohler's scientific contributions in the field of chemistry.
State University of New York
State U of Ny: Industrial Jobs for Chemistry Majors
A useful article describing the types of jobs available to chemistry majors in industry.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: John Frederic Daniell
A profile of John Frederic Daniell (1790-1845) who was a British chemist and meteorologist. He invented the first reliable DC battery. His inventions included a hygrometer, a pyrometer, and several types of batteries.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Percy Julian
Brief profile of the life of African American chemist Percy Julian. Entry relates Julian's desire to achieve against the odds of early 20th century prejudice and discrimination.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Dmitri Mendeleev
This overview of the life and accomplishments of chemist Dmitri Mendeleev discusses his upbringing and education. It also provides details on his creating the Periodic Table and his presentation to the Russian Chemical Society.
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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."
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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.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: George Washington Carver
This National Inventors Hall of Fame site provides a brief biography of the agricultural chemist, George Washington Carver.
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Umea University: The Analytical Chemistry Springboard
This site provides links to pages with information and techniques on analytical chemistry.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Gilbert Lewis
At this site from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, you can read about the inventor of "Heavy Water," Gilbert Newton Lewis, who is "one of the most influential and admired scientists of the twentieth century."
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Robert Hooke
A brief description of his scientific career and accomplishments.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using Household Chemistry to Create Toothpaste
In this experiment students will create their own toothpaste using natural ingredients. They will learn that chemistry is a huge part of our lives, even down to the toothpaste we use. Students will be able to explore possible...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Edith Kroupa
Austrian research chemist Edith Kroupa, 1934. The original caption dated September 18, 1934, reads: "While revolution upset Vienna, Miss Edith Kroupa, research chemist working with a new method of microchemical analysis in the laboratory...
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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.
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Science World: Dmitri Mendeleev (1834 1907)
This page from ScienceWorld provides a brief biography of Dmitri Mendeleev, the Russian chemist who helped to develop the periodic table of the elements.
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Thomas Hunt Morgan, Linus Carl Pauling, Marian Irwin Osterhout
left to right: California Institute of Technology geneticist Thomas Hunt Morgan and chemist Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994), with botanist Marian Irwin Osterhout (1889-1973). Osterhout was educated at Bryn Mawr College and Radcliffe...
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Dixy Lee Ray (1914 1994), Glenn Theodore Seaborg (1912 1999), and Ed Westcott
left to right: Marine biologist Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994), chemist Glenn Theodore Seaborg (1912-1999), and Ed Westcott, September 17, 1968. Ray left a professorship at University of Washington to be director of the Pacific Science Center...
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Dixy Lee Ray (1914 1994) and Glenn Theodore Seaborg (1912 1999)
left to right: Marine biologist Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) and chemist Glenn Theodore Seaborg (1912-1999), September 17, 1968. Ray left a professorship at University of Washington to be director of the Pacific Science Center in Seattle,...
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Helen Miles Davis (1895 1957) and Francis Ernest Lloyd (1868 1947)
Helen Miles Davis (1895-1957), chemist and wife of Science Service director Watson Davis, is shown (at left) with Canadian botanist and McGill University professor Francis Ernest Lloyd (1868-1947). They are probably standing in front of...
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Elizabeth Lee Hazen (1888 1975) and Rachel Brown (1898 1980)
In 1950, microbiologist Elizabeth Lee Hazen (1888-1975) and chemist Rachel Brown (1898-1980), Division of Laboratories and Research, New York State Department of Health, Albany, developed an effective antifungal agent (nystatin) for...