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		4000 Years of Women in Science ^Votes:0 Introduction Photographs Biographies References The Exultation to Ishtar Tablet, Nippur C. 1750 B. C. E." from the University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia (Neg. #S8-80401) If the table above does not display correctly you can use this list to jump to other sections Introduction Biographies References Photographs You can also go to biographies in frames News The Clare Boothe Luce Program -- provides grants for undergraduate scholarships for women studying science, engineering, and mathematics. Colleges are invited to apply for a grant from the program, which was founded by Clare Boothe Luce, the widow of Time Inc. co-founder and editor-in-chief, Henry R. Luce. She was a playwright, journalist, U.S. Ambassador to Italy, and the first woman elected to Congress from Connecticut. She re Read More Go to Site


		:: NASA Quest > Women of NASA :: ^Votes:0 Profiles Interactive Events Spanish Teaching Tips Archive Don't miss our 7th Annual Virtual Take Our Daughters to Work Day The Women of NASA resource was developed to encourage more young women to pursue careers in math, science, and technology. Throughout history, women have made valuable contributions to these fields. Although these disciplines are still dominated by men, and these women are seen as exceptions, there is a growing appreciation of cultural and gender diversity in the workplace. The Women of NASA interactive project showcases outstanding women who are enjoying successful careers and demonstrates how these women balance personal and professional responsibilities. The main components of the project are the interactive events which include live chats, forums, and webcasts and Read More Go to Site

		A Gallery of Electromagnetic Personalities 1 ^Votes:0 Gallery of Electromagnetic Personalities A Vignette History of Electromagnetics 1. Franklin, Priestley, Coulomb, Galvani, Volta 2. Laplace, Poisson, Fourier, ?rsted, Ohm, Green 3. Amp?re, Biot, Fresnel, Gauss, Weber 4. Faraday, Henry, Lenz 5. Morse, Siemens, Kelvin, Joule, Kirchhoff, Stokes 6. Maxwell, Rayleigh, Poynting, Bell, Edison 7. Tesla, Westinghouse, Steinmetz, Hertz, Marconi, Popov 8. Michelson, Morley, Heaviside, Lorentz, FitzGerald, Einstein 1 Franklin, Priestley, Coulomb Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was the tenth son of the seventeen children of a Boston soapmaker/candlemaker. In the 1740's electricity was a fashionable subject, introduced to the Colonies by an electrical machine sent by one of Franklin's English correspondents. In 1746 Franklin began to investigate electrical Read More Go to Site

		A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: People ^Votes:0 --> People Luis Alvarez , atomic physicist and dinosaur extinction theorist Frederick Banting , developer of insulin Christiaan Barnard , pioneering heart-transplant surgeon Jocelyn Bell , discoverer of pulsars Charles Best , co-developer of insulin Niels Bohr , atomic physicist Wallace Carothers , inventor of nylon Rachel Carson , environmentalist Ernst Chain , developer of penicillin Jean-Martin Charcot , pioneer in the study of mental illness Francis Crick , solver of the puzzle of DNA Charles Davenport , eugenecist Lee de Forest , radio pioneer Albert Einstein , theorist of physics Alexander Fleming , discoverer of penicillin Henry Ford , first to use moving assembly line Jay Forrester , computer pioneer Rosalind Franklin , key in solving the puzzle of DNA Sigmund Freud , theorist of h Read More Go to Site

		Biotech Chronicles ^Votes:0 -Advertisement- Biotech Chronicles Biotech Chronicles is a brief history of biotech discoveries which continue to influence the field today. We have included essays on genetics and DNA research, profiles of some of the influential individuals who have helped build the biotechnology industry, and an integrated series of time lines which provide an overview of biotechnology from a historical perspective. Table of Contents Biotech Thru the Ages Pioneer Profiles Biotech Briefs Time Lines Biotech Processes Classic Biotech Stories Biotech Through the Ages Overview and Brief History - biotechnology from a teacher's perspective What is Biotechnology? - the meaning of the word "biotechnology" from a historical perspective Where Did Biotechnology Begin? - reviews the origins of biotechnolo Read More Go to Site

		Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame ^Votes:0 Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame Canada Science and Technology Museum Visit Us The Collection What's On School Zone Boutique About the Museum CSTM Origins Curatorial Division Public Programming Library Publications Corporate Documents Collection Services Conservation Hall of Fame Career Opportunities Sponsorship Donations Associated Institutions Interesting Links News Releases The Corporation Search Site Map \| FranÇais \| Contact Us \| Home The Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame is a central part of the Innovation Canada exhibition at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Here, we honour individuals whose outstanding scientific or technological achievements have had long term implications for Canadians. Did you know anyone can nominate a significant Canadian for t Read More Go to Site

		Contents: Women in Science ^Votes:0 Cover Map \| Introduction \| Further Reading \| Credits Rosalind Elsie Franklin Pioneer Molecular Biologist Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin A Founder of Protein Crystallography Grace Murray Hopper Pioneer Computer Scientist Maria Goeppert-Mayer Nobelist in Physics Helen Sawyer Hogg A Gift of Stars RÓzsa PÉter Founder of Recursive Function Theory Roger Arliner Young Lifelong Struggle of a Zoologist May Edward Chinn Physician Emmy Noether Creative Mathematical Genius Lise Meitner A Battle for Ultimate Truth Lillian Moller Gilbreth Mother of Modern Management Annie Jump Cannon Theorist of Star Spectra Rosa Smith Eigenmann "First Woman Ichthyologist of Any Accomplishments" Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace Analyst, Metaphysician, and Founder of Scientifc Computing Mary Anning Finder of Fossils S Read More Go to Site

		Eric Weisstein's World of Biography ^Votes:0 1,071 entries, 2,144 cross-references, 222 figures, 0 animated graphics, 0 live Java applets, and counting... [ download policy \| FAQs ] November 20, 2007 Read More Go to Site

		Eric Weisstein's World of Biography ^Votes:0 1,071 entries, 2,144 cross-references, 222 figures, 0 animated graphics, 0 live Java applets, and counting... [ download policy \| FAQs ] November 22, 2007 Read More Go to Site

		History of Chemistry - 1992 Woodrow Wilson Summer Institute in Chemistry ^Votes:0 The History of Chemistry 1992 Woodrow Wilson Summer Institute Subject Index 1. Acids and Bases Arrhenius , Lavoisier , Lewis 2. Atoms, Molecules, Ions Arrhenius , Avogadro , Dalton , KekulÉ , Pauling , Priestley 3. Ballooning Gay-Lussac , Mendeleev 4. Chemical Warfare, Explosives Haber , LeChatelier 5. Colloids Graham 6. Covalent Bonding, Valence Berzelius , KekulÉ, Langmuir , Lewis , von Liebig , Pauling 7. Discovery of the Elements. Berzelius , Bunsen , Curie , Davy , Gay-Lussac , Lavoisier , Priestley , Seaborg 8. Electrochemistry Davy , Faraday , Lewis 9. Elements/Compounds Avogadro , Berzelius , Boyle , Dalton , Faraday , Lavoisier , Seaborg 10. Equilibrium Haber , LeChatelier 11. Gas Laws Avogadro , Boyle , Dalton , Gay-Lussac , Graham 12. Industrial Chemistry Davy , Langmuir , LeCha Read More Go to Site

		LucidcafÉ Library Index \| Biographies and More ^Votes:0 Alphabetical Index \| CafÉ \| Library \| Gallery \| LucidcafÉ Home \| Revised: August 25, 2007 Index Rules For Life Historical Documents Important US Court Decisions Great Flying Machines Real Life Adventures American Presidents American Presidents' Wives American Founding Fathers Architects Artists Astronauts Authors Aviation/Aerospace Civil-Rights Activists Composers & Musicians Entertainers Explorers & Frontiersmen Humanitarians Inventors Journalists Jurists Kings & Queens Medicine Military Figures Nobel Prize Winners Philosophers Playwrights Poets Leaders Religion & Ethics Scie Read More Go to Site

		NOVA at Cal Poly Pomona ^Votes:0 NASA Home NOVA Home Cal State System Cal Poly Pomona Chem Dept. Home Overview Course Description Team Nova Scientists Reports Links Home Overview Course Description Team Nova Scientists Reports Links Welcome to the Cal Poly Pomona Chapter of the NASA Opportunities for Visionary Academics. For questions or comments please contact the Project Nova Director, Edward Walton at edwalton@csupomona.edu Page Last Updated: Monday, May 15, 2006 7:56 AM Please send comments or report problems to our webmaster . Copyright © 1998 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. All Rights Reserved. Read More Go to Site

		Pictures of physicists ^Votes:0 Pictures of Famous Physicists The complete Picture Gallery (351 pictures, text-based version, alphabetically sorted) Thumbnail-enhanced showrooms of the gallery Pre-20th century (32 pictures) Pioneers of Quantum Theory (20 pictures) Theoreticians (35 pictures) Experimentalists (part 1) (24 pictures) Experimentalists (part 2) (24 pictures) Nobel prize 1971-1980 (25 pictures) Nobel prize 1981-1990 (23 pictures) Nobel prize since 1991 (13 pictures) Albert Einstein (63 pictures) Group photographs (24 pictures) The Nobel Prize winners in physics 1901-1998 (some pictures are still missing) Black-and-white drawings of physicists by I. Waloschek (53 pictures) Physics-related postage stamps ( 1103 pictures! ) Portraits from the other side of science (6 pictures) For private use only! Some of the pi Read More Go to Site

		Strange Science: The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology ^Votes:0 Strange Science: The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology Has Moved http://www.strangescience.net/ Please update your bookmark since this transition page is only temporary. Thanks! Read More Go to Site

		The Galileo Project ^Votes:0 The Galileo Project > Catalog of the Scientific Community Catalog of the Scientific Community in the 16th and 17th Centuries This catalog is a collection of 631 detailed biographies on members of the scientific community during the 16th and 17th centuries with vital facts about each individual and their contributions to science. The information here was compiled by the late Richard S. Westfall , Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University. While the scope of Dr. Westfall's research is immense, the information is concise and very well organized. All individuals in the catalog are systematically described by ten categories using twenty searchable fields. Limited Search Form. This search provides access to 8 of the 19 fields in the database (appro Read More Go to Site

		Women in science - ThinkQuest 1998 entry ^Votes:0 Welcome to the "Women in Science" homepage. Here you can get an overview of several women of past and present who are involved in science. Just use the pull down menu at the top of the page and select a section to explore. The note pad will be a handy tool for you to use as you gather information throughout the site. You can save your notes, to use at a later date, by simply logging in and out with your very own password. Be sure to visit the "Future Scientists" section to add information about how YOU will affect science in the future. Bring your friends to the site so they can become a part of our page too. Don't forget to check out the "Student Awards" section where you will be rewarded for visiting various sections of our site. Enjoy! "International Registry for Women in Science" We ha Read More Go to Site

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