A portrait of Alexander von Humboldt from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A portrait of Alexander von Humboldt from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A portrait of Alexander von Humboldt from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A portrait of Alexander von Humboldt from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A portrait of Alexander von Humboldt from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A portrait of Alexander von Humboldt from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

An portrait of Alexander T. Brown the inventor of the Smith Premier typewriter.

Look back in time at some of the people who invented the first technologies for communicating across time and distance that form the foundations of today's information society.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides biographies of all 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention.

A contemporary account by Alexander Campbell, a Canadian soldier of the "Rebellion of 1885" in which the Metis tribe revolted against the Canadian government.

Biography of Nobel Prize winner, Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Transcript of a televised documentary about Lewis and Clark explains why Alexander Mackenzie's Voyages from Montreal served as a catalyst for their cross-continental expedition.

High relief sculpture of Alexander the Great on Bucephalas.

This sermon by Rev. Alexander Crummell calls for racial solidarity and self-help, forcefully addressing the question of why African Americans should have their own distinctive institutions.

In this entry from Morey's 1901 textbook the decline of the Roman Empire is presented. The Severi emperors ranged from bad to worse, with the exception of Alexander Severus.

The translation presented here was the work of famous English writers John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison, and William Congreve, among others. A link to the Latin text is also provided.

This is a brief history that describes the establishment of the Alberta Railway by Alexander Tilloch Galt. It would be a means of moving coal from his companies coal properties to Medicine Hat. Included are maps, photographs and primary...

This site from the Univ. of Hawaii, is a great place to learn info about Alexander Fleming, the guy who discovered Penicillin, as well as info about Penicillin. Also contains info about the two other men, Howard Florey and Ernst B....

A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen by Alexander Chodzko, a book of stories for children.

A scanned copy of the 1873 publication of Stories for Summer Days and Winter Nights by Alexander Francis Lydon, a book of stories for children.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of A Ramble in Autumn by Charles Alexander Johns, a nonfiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1851 publication Carl, the Young Emigrant by James Alexander, a fiction book for children.

An online article on the life of Alexander Kerensky with a focus on his life in the United States when he was a professor at Stanford University.

This PBS site details the work of Alexander Fleming in the discovery of lysozyme and later penicillin. Links available to related information in People and Discoveries at the PBS site.