Famous
Scientists
Selected Scientists and Inventors on
the Web
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~djones/science.htm
Eric's Treasure Trove of Scientific
Biography
http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~eww6n/bios/bios.html
Scientists -biographies
http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Scients.htm
The MacTutor History of Mathematics
archive
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/index.html
The Faces of Science
http://WWW.lib.lsu.edu/lib/chem/display/faces.html#Past
4000 years of women in science
http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000ws/4000WS.html
Scientific Quotes
http://creativequotations.com/
Pictures of Famous Scienctists
http://www.th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de/~jr/portraits.html
Requirements:
1) Identify a minimum of 3 female scientists and 3 male scientists.
2) List their birth date and the date they died (if still alive indicate: still living).
3) List one or more important dates excluding the information in requirement #2 above. Identify why this date is important.
4) Identify what country they came from.
5) List awards or recognition they received. example: Nobel Prize, 1st woman to…
6) Identify the area of science the scientist is known for (include a variety of scientists in different areas).
7) Identify the contributions they are recognized for and any other information you find interesting.
8) You must have information in ALL of the areas listed to include the scientist.
Bonus: Locate other Internet sites that discuss famous scientists. E-mail the Internet address to your science teacher (see below).