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Science History and Biography on the Internet

  1. History of Science
    1. General Science
    2. Chemistry
    3. Mathematics
    4. Physics
    5. Life Sciences
    6. Engineering and Computing
  2. Biographies in the Sciences
  3. Women Biographies
  4. Associations

History of Science

Science
Internet History of Science Sourcebook
"The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use."
Jesuits and the Sciences 1540-1995
From Loyola University of Chicago Science Library
Medieval Science Page
Edited by James McNelis
DMOZ Open Project Directory - History of Science
Chemistry
American Chemical Society Division of History of Chemistry
Atomic Structure Time-Line
Mathematics
History of Mathematics
A Modern History of Blacks in Mathematics
Extensive links to History and Biography in Mathematics
Physics
Physics Time-Line
American Institute of Physics History Center
American Physical Society - A Century of Physics
Life Sciences
History of Genetics
DMOZ Open Project Directory - History and Biographies in Biology
Engineering and Computing
DMOZ Open Project Directory - History and Biographies in Engineering and Technology
History of Computing
Virtual Museum of Computing

Biographies in Science

4000 Years of Women in Science
Biographies of Chemists and some Physicists
Biographies, The Scientists: A List
Brief information on Scientists; Compiled by Peter Landry.
Catalog of the Scientific Community in the 16th and 17th Centuries
A collection of 631 biographies; compiled by Richard S. Westfall.
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
"Provides biographical information on "African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering." The biographies, which are indexed by name and by profession, always include a detailed bibliography as well as sources for pictures of the scientists when available."
The Galileo Project
Albert Van Helden and Elizabeth Burr, Rice University
MendelWeb
Maintained by Roger B. Blumberg.
newton.org.uk
A site devoted to the life and work of Isaac Newton.

Women in Science

The Ada Project
The Ada Project (TAP) is a clearinghouse for resources related to women in computing.
Biographies of Women in Mathematics
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics

History of Science Associations

Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
History of Science Society
Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)
 
 
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