Feature one famous artist a month with a series of portraits, biographies, and examples of their gallery. With masters such as Augustus Rodin, Francisco Goya, and Michelangelo, the resource provides opportunities every month for kids to...

It is sometimes assumed that scientists do not believe in God but these famous scientists actually did. Read details about their lives and beliefs, and some quotes attributed to them.

Gives information about the lives and accomplishments of ten famous scientists. Includes a list of other important scientists and their inventions.

A long list of scientists and their world-changing inventions.

Presents biographical information about prominent geneticists and describes the discoveries they are famous for.

A long list of famous chemists with biographical information and descriptions of their accomplishments.

A long list of scientists with brief descriptions of their most important contributions to science.

Provides a long list of famous scientists and their significant discoveries and inventions.

Learn about the life and work of this Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist, founder of quantum mechanics, the Schrodinger equation, and his brilliant contributions to the wave theory of matter.

Gives brief information about the lives and accomplishments of famous women scientists from around the globe.

Read a short biography about ten environmental scientists who have shown concern with the impacts of human activities on Earth and its biodiversity.

Presents a list of over two dozen Australian scientists along with their accomplishments.

Find inspiration to learn everything you can about science and space in these quotes from celebrity scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Read up on the lives and contributions of these scientists if you are considering a career in marine biology.

At the turn of the 19th century, scientists were beginning to gain a rudimentary understanding of electricity and magnetism, but they knew almost nothing about the relationship between the two. Baltic German physicist Heinrich Lenz took...

James Prescott Joule experimented with engines, electricity and heat throughout his life. Joule's findings resulted in his development of the mechanical theory of heat and Joule's law, which quantitatively describes the rate at which...

James Clerk Maxwell was one of the most influential scientists of the nineteenth century. His theoretical work on electromagnetism and light largely determined the direction that physics would take in the early twentieth century. Indeed,...

Learn about the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician and scientist. Also contains portraits and a map of New York, which can be enlarged for a closer view.

Brief biographical sketch of Stephen Hawking, famous scientist who researched space and black holes.

Brief biographical sketch of Galileo Galilei, famous scientist and astronomer whose discoveries include the Tower of Pisa Experiment and the Galilean Telescope.

Brief biographical sketch of Albert Einstein, famous scientist whose discoveries include the Theory of Relativity and the photoelectric effect.

Contains an involved autobiography, focusing on Dr. Cornell's development as a scientist.

Gerd Binnig co-developed the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) with Heinrich Rohrer. The STM allowed scientists entry into the atomic world in a new way and was a major advance in the field of nanotechnology. For their achievement,...

Joseph Henry was an American scientist who pioneered the construction of strong, practical electromagnets and built one of the first electromagnetic motors. During his experiments with electromagnetism, Henry discovered the property of...