Fantastic Fiction
Fantastic Fiction: Selma Lagerlof: Detailed Bibliography and Awards
A bibliography for Swedish writer Selma Lagerlof providing links to her works as well as quick access to other authors and related links.
Curated OER
Bravo! Canada: Nobel Prize Nominated Poet Irving Layton Dies in Montreal at 93
An obituary of Irving Layton - it looks at his poetry from the standpoint of a feminist. Preview site first - as this is a media site, the advertisement photos may sometimes be a bit off-putting.
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The IPCC was established to be an objective source of information on climate change. Its primary goal is to assist policy makers in particular with making sound decisions as they try to address issues around the impact of climate change....
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Anarchy Archives: Bertrand Russell Photographs
Photographs and sketches of the Nobel Prize-winning philosopher.
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Dulcinea Media Inc.: Grandes De La Literatura: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Use this site to learn more about this Latin American author who won a Nobel Prize in 1982.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Wole Soyinka
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian playwright and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. He sometimes wrote of modern West Africa in a...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Nelson Mandela
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History features Nelson Mandela, a black nationalist and first black president of South Africa (1994-99). His negotiations in the early 1990s with South African Pres. F.W. de Klerk...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Wole Soyinka
Biographical details on Nigerian playwright and political activist Wole Soyinka, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Derek Walcott
Biographical sketch of Derek Walcott, a West Indian poet and playwright noted for works that explore the Caribbean cultural experience. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Desmond Tutu
This entry summarizes the life of Desmond Tutu, a South African Anglican cleric who in 1984 received the Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in the opposition to apartheid in South Africa.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Marie Curie for Kids
Kids learn about the biography of Marie Curie, woman scientist who worked on radioactivity and won two Nobel prizes for science on this site.
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Hall of Fame Biographies: Albert John Lutuli
This South African Hall of Fame site features a page on the life of Albert Lutuli (1898-1967), a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a leader in the fight for civil rights in South Africa.
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Women in World History: Rigoberta Menchu Guatemala
Biographical information on Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 1992.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Wislawa Szymborska
Still another brief biography - perhaps because not much is known about her life and she does not like to talk about it. Includes some good thoughts on her work.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Frederick Banting
Use this site to learn about Dr. Frederick Banting's contributions to the world of medical science which changed the lives of those with diabetes.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Yukio Mishima
A biographical sketch of the Japanese author Yukio Mishima with a description of his better known works. Also included is a selected list of his writings.
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Saul Bellow, Allan Bloom, and Abe Ravelstein
Fulford muses about Bellow's career and his last book, Ravelstein.
Cengage Learning
Houghton Mifflin College: Eugene O'neill
The site is devoted to the study of "The Hairy Ape." The questions are very good and related links are embedded in the text.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Sir Joseph John Thomson (1856 1940)
This site provides a brief biography of the english physicist J.J. Thomson.
Great Idea Finder
The Great Idea Finder: Biography of Guglielmo Marconi
Provides some short biographical information on Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937 CE). Discusses Marconi's scientific accomplishments.
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Wikipedia: Wilhelm Rontgen
This site from the Wikipedia encyclopedia provides a biography on Wilhelm Rontgen discusses his discovery of what became known as x-rays. The article also provides some information on his education and achivements throughout his life.
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