In their search for new superconductors, Swiss theoretical physicist Karl Alexander Muller and his young colleague, J. Georg Bednorz, abandoned the metal alloys typically used in superconductivity research in favor of a class of oxides...

Find out about the life and work of Alexander Bain, the Scottish inventor and engineer who was first to invent and patent the electric clock.

Meet Alexander Brongniart, a French chemist and mineralogist who worked in ceramic chemistry.

Find out how Alexander Von Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography.

Biography of 59th U.S. Secretary of State, Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr., appointed by Ronald Reagan.

Familiarize yourself with the life and works of the poet Alexander Pope. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, and links to related articles, collection items, and works.

George Mehler details Alexander von Humboldt's major scientific accomplishments and why we should care about them today. [4:22]

See the official portrait and read a brief biography of Alexander Mitchell Palmer, who was Wilson's Attorney General from 1919-1921.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Alexander H. Wyant is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape painting.

This page provides an overview of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. Includes several editorial reviews, an author profile, and a video with Judith Viorst narrating the story. [5:37]

After you talk on the telephone, you might want to thank Alexander Graham Bell, the man who made it all possible. He built the first telephone over 100 years ago. Learn more about Alexander Graham Bell in this well-constructed overview...

This site is provided for by the University of Groningen. Alexander Hamilton represented the growing movement towards a strong national government. Read the beginning stages of the nationalist movement, the conflicting ideas of state...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares brief biographical information about Alexander Graham Bell and his role in inventing the telephone. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This site includes a biography of Alexander Graham Bell. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...

Illustrated dictionary entry for Alexander the Great provides a brief account of his life.

Overview of the history of Alexander the Great tells us about his early life, conquests, and his death. Site contains activities, worksheets, and quizzes.

Biographical information and a photograph of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.

Overview and biographical facts on the life of Alexander Hamilton, military commander, patriot, and leader of the Federalist Party.

Brief biographical sketch of Alexander Graham Bell who was most famous for his invention of the telephone.

Explore the life of Alexander the Great and his Empire.

Wikipedia offers an in-depth biography of Alexander III and discusses his reign as tsar of Russia.

This Wikipedia site tells of Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky (1881-1970 CE), the Prime Minister of Russia after the downfall of the last tsar. Includes biography and the historical context.

This site details the life and scientific contributions of Alexander Fleming. Fleming is noted for his work with "Salvarsan," and penicillin for which he was knighted in 1944 and awarded a Nobel Prize in 1945. Link available to simulated...

The University of Mississippi lauds its native Margaret Walker Alexander. Included are biographical information, an extensive bibliography of her works and those written about her, and a link to the Margaret Walker Alexander National...