Famous Scientists
by Stephanie Trook
Inventor's Workshop <http://www.teachersfirst.org/lessons/inventor/invention.htm> allows you teach your students to invent with inventors.The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences <www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html> include African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering. The accomplishments of the past and present can serve as pathfinders to present and future engineers and scientists.
Mathematicians/ Scientists <www.rialto.k12.ca.us/frisbie/mathematicians.html> allow you to learn about famous scientists and mathematicians.
Listing by Century <crux.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/timelist.shtml> is curious about 4000 years of women scientists.
Galileo
<www.curriculumunits.com/galileo/> Who was this Galileo Galilei, this
inventor, scientist, mathematician. . . .this man?
Discovery School’s A-Z Science <school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozscience/index.html> lets you search for scientists by name.
Women's History Month <www.kids.infoplease.lycos.com/spot/whmbios2.html> gives the information about more women scientists.
Black History Month <www.kids.infoplease.lycos.com/spot/bhmscientists1.html> gives the information about African American scientists and inventors.
Albert Einstein <www.humboldt1.com/~gralsto/einstein/einstein.html> allows you learn about Einstein better.
United States astronauts <www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/> provide biographical information regarding those who participate or have participated in NASA’s space flight programs as candidates for, or members of, space flight crews.
American inventors and/or their inventions <www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/amerinv.htm> include historical views of American inventors and inventions.
Galileo <www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Renaissance/University/Galileo/Galileo.html> allow you to gaze into Galileo’s life.
Yahoo-People <dir.yahoo.com/Science/People/> classifies the scientists into specialties, such as astronomers, physicists, and primatologists.
Alfred Novel <sunsite.bilkent.edu.tr/oldnobel/alfred/biography.html> allows you to learn about his life and work.
French scientists <ambafrance-ca.org/HYPERLAB/PEOPLE/_index.html> add New scientists periodically. Enjoy their astonishing lives !
Antarctica <www.yourexpedition.com/> provides travel experiences across Antarctica with two courageous women.
People and Discoveries <www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/bioindex.html> welcomes you to visit the scientists responsible for the 20th century's greatest science achievements.
Scientists <www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Scients.htm> provide an alphabetical lists of biographies of famous scientists.
Nobel Prize winners <http://www.almaz.com/nobel/alpha.html> provide alphabetical listing of all Nobel Prize laureates in all categories
Distinguished Women.com <www.distinguishedwomen.com/> gives the information on numerous distinguished past and present women in science.