University of St. Andrews: Charles Augustin De Coulomb

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb invented a device, dubbed the torsion balance, that allowed him to measure very small charges and experimentally estimate the force of attraction or repulsion between two charged bodies. The data he obtained...

This University of St. Andrews page provides an interesting discussion of the beginning of the age of quantum physics. (Quantum physics/mechanics is thought to govern the energy levels of electrons in atoms.) There is a references link...

The University of St Andrews provides this biographical site on the life of Richard Feynman. The site has links to quotes, posters and references.

A short biography about Charles Coulomb, known for developing Coulomb's law, the definition of the electrostatic force of attraction and repulsion.

This site from the University of St. Andrews contains biographical information about Galileo's life and studies.

This site from the University of St Andrews provides more than a dry series of facts about Lord Kelvin's life. It provides interesting anecdotal accounts which reveal the personality behind the man. Thorough, interesting, an abundance of...

More than a dry series of facts about Ohm's life, this page from the University of St. Andrews provides interesting anecdotal accounts which reveal the personality behind the man. Thorough, interesting and an abundance of facts. A great...

This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, contains information about Edwin Hubble's life and work.

This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information and achievements of Blaise Pascal.

This site, which is provided for by the University of St Andrews, gives very interesting biographical information on the mathematician Gauss.