Step #1 - Check the books
in the room for some great biographical information and some great images.
If your person has an asterisk * by the name, skip this
step.
Step #2 - Click here to go to Britannica
Online. Type in your scientist. You will get biographical information
and information about the contribution. Be sure to click on the Images
button if it is available at your site. Sometimes you get a picture of
your scientist; sometimes you get a diagram. Click on the Internet
Links button and explore the recommended sites.
Step #3 - Click on your scientist
below. We tried to link only to sites that add additional information or
images.
Step #4 - Feel free to search your
scientist using your favorite search engine. Be sure to enclose the name
in quotation marks. It is always best to add something about the contribution
to narrow down the search.
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GEOLOGY
Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes
- text and diagram explain how Eratosthenes used geometry to estimate the
circumference of the Earth.
The
Eratosthenes Project - explains original experiment and has some nice
diagrams and maps.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images from 16 pages of links.
Mohorovicic
Prominent
Istrians: Andrija Mohorovicic - text and images about the man and his
contributions.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Hutton
American
Museum of Natural History - explains Hutton's theory of unconformity.
James
Hutton's Theory of the Earth - diagram of rock cycle.
Uniformitarianism
- brief explanation of Hutton's contribution to this theory.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Darwin
The
Expanding Gene Pool: Natural Selection - clear explanation of natural
selection.
Darwin
and Natural Selection - text.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Lyell
Charles
Lyell - highlights Lyell's influence on Darwin.
Charles
Lyell and Uniformitarianism - explains how Lyell's views differ from
Hutton's.
Uniformitarianism
- brief explanation of theory and Lyell's publication.
Age
of the Earth - compares uniformitarianism to gradualism.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Lehmann
Inge
Lehmann - biography from the American Geophysical Union.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
History:
Inge Lehmann - includes last article she wrote, complete with graphs
and diagrams.
Spotlight
Scientist: Inge Lehmann - biographical information, achievements, awards
and honors.
Image
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Wegener
On
the Shoulders of Giants: Alfred Wegener - the man and his achievements
compiled by NASA; be sure to click on all the links to the right.
Alfred
Lothar Wegener: Moving Continents - U.S. Geological Survey profiles
his contribution to scientific world.
Alfred
Wegener (1880-1930) - a look at the man and his theories from University
of California at Berkley, Museum of Paleontology.
Alfred
Wegener - a look at the man, his theories, and their reception in the
scientific community.
A
Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Alfred Wegener - from PBS;
be sure to click on link to continental drift.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Hess
A
Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Harry Hess - from PBS; be
sure to click on links to Great Global Rift and sea-floor
spreading.
Harry
Hammond Hess: Spreading the Seafloor - U.S. Geological Survey profiles
his contribution to scientific world.
History
of Ocean Basins - discusses Hess' theories accepted today and those
not accepted today.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Vine & Matthews
A
Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Harry Hess - from PBS; looks
at Matthews and Vine's 1963 findings on magnetic bands providing evidence
of sea-floor spreading.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Magnetic
Stripes and Isotopic Clocks - theory and diagram.
Testing
the Sea-Floor Spreading Hypothesis - excellent diagrams.
Richter
Charles
F. Richter: An Interview - primary source material.
Inventor's
Online Museum: Charles Richter - the man and his contributions.
Earth:
All Stressed Out - PBS looks at earthquakes and Richter.
Image
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Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Agassiz
Agassiz,
Louis - UC Berkeley profile of the man and his scientific thoughts.
Jean
Louis Rodolphe Agassiz - the man, his works, his achievements, and
historical insights; be sure to click on Related websites.
Ice
Age in Depth - Denver Museum of Nature & Science looks at the Ice
Age and the man who proposed the theory; be sure to click on all the links.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
ASTRONOMY
Copernicus
Copernican
System - comprehensive look at Copernicus' theory, complete with illustrations
and diagrams.
Nicholas
Copernicus - brief bio from PBS; click on links for clarification and
some colorful illustrations.
Nicholas
Copernicus - concise, clear look at the man and his theories [transfer
into Word to print article].
Brahe
Tycho
Brahe - the man and his contributions; illustrations and links.
The
Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe - from an exhibition at the Museum
of the History of Science, Oxford.
The
Observations of Tycho Brahe - summary of his life and achievements;
hyperlinks to illustrations.
Tycho
Brahe (1546-1601) - biographical information with hyperlinks to many
images.
Kepler
Johannes
Kepler: His Life, His Laws and Times - profile by NASA; illustrations.
Kepler's
Laws - Kepler's laws explained using animation.
Johannes
Kepler: The Laws of Planetary Motion - explanations of Kepler's laws
in context of Brahe and Copernicus; clear diagrams.
Newton
Newton,
Isaac - outline of his life and accomplishments.
Sir
Isaac Newton and the Unification of Physics & Astronomy -
accomplishments of Newton.
Sir
Isaac Newton: The Universal Law of Gravitation - explanation and diagrams
of Newton's law.
Top-Biography.com:
Issac Newton - includes an overview of Newton's life and work, timeline,
and quotations.
Hertzsprung
Ejnar
Hertzsprung - biographical information with images.
Stellar
Evolution & Death - from NASA, includes illustration of the Hertzsprung-Russell
diagram.
Hertzsprung
- the man and his achievements.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Bethe
HANS
ALBRECHT BETHE - contributions compiled by the Nobel Foundation.
Hans
Bethe - brief listing of accomplishments.
The
Nobel Prize in Physics 1967 - biography with accomplishments that lead
to his Nobel Prize.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Hubble
Edwin
Powell Hubble - the man and his achievements compiled by the University
of St Andrews, Scotland.
Edwin
Hubble - PBS look at Hubble.
Time
100: Edwin Hubble - discusses Hubble's impact; be sure to check out
pages 2 and 3.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Milankovitch
On
the Shoulders of Giants: Milutin Milankovitch - the man and his achievements
compiled by NASA; be sure to click on all the links to the right.
Milutin
Milankovic - picture and biography from the European Geophysical Society.
Milankovitch
Cycles - diagram from the University of British Columbia.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
ATOMSPHERIC SCIENCE
Arrhenius
On
the Shoulders of Giants: Svante Arrhenius - the man and his achievements
compiled by NASA; be sure to click on all the links to the right.
Svante
August Arrhenius (1859–1927) - biography with many pictures.
SVANTE
AUGUST ARRHENIUS - biography from The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship
Foundation.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Bjerknes
On
the Shoulders of Giants: Vilhelm Bjerknes - the man and his achievements
compiled by NASA; be sure to click on all the links to the right.
Vilhelm
Frimann Koren Bjerknes - biography compiled by School of Mathematics
and Statistics at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Vilhelm
Bjerknes - picture and biography from the European Geophysical Society.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Richardson
Lewis
Fry Richardson - biography compiled by School of Mathematics and Statistics
at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Lewis
Fry Richardson - picture with timeline of life events.
Knight (
**if you need biographical information you can e-mail Charles Knight
at (knightc@ucar.edu) or Nancy Knight at (knightn@ucar.edu) --see the librarian
if you need help with this)
Fact
Sheet: Hail - pictures with an explanation of the formation of hail.
Hail
Formation - explains the process of hail formation.
PHYSICAL
PROCESSES WITHIN CLOUDS - research and findings done by Charles Knight.
Science
Now - research and findings by Nancy Knight.
Image
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project by clicking on the thumbnail images.
Bluestein
Howard
Bluestein - MIT biography with picture.
Stormchasers
- information on Bluestein's IMAX film with quotes.
Image
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by clicking on the thumbnail images.
Byers
Horace
Robert Byers - biography from the National Academy of Sciences.
Thunderstorm
Formation - pictures from the Weather Channel.
Image
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will enhance your project by clicking on the thumbnail images.
Fujita
'Mr.
Tornado,' Ted Fujita, dies at 78 - USAToday death notice with
pictures.
How
Are They Measured - easy to understand explanation of the Fujita
Tornado Damage Scale.
The
Fujita Scale - charts and tables on tornado forces using the Fujita
Tornado Damage Scale.
Tetsuya
"Ted" Fujita (1920 - 1998) - "Mr. Tornado" - biographical information
with photos.
Dr.
Tetsuya "Theodore" Fujita (1920-1998) - biographical information,
achievements; link to scale.
Image
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clicking on the thumbnail images.
Updated 3/02