Scientists
A collection of biographies and information on the famous and note-worthy names in science.
- Anning, Mary
- Babbage, Charles
- Born, Max
- Boyle, Robert
- Brewster, David
- Cavendish, Henry
- Clerk-Maxwell, James
- Crick & Watson
- Darwin, Charles
- Dirac, Paul
- Faraday, Michael
- Franklin, Rosalind
- Galton, Francis
- Halley, Edmond
- Hawking, Stephen
- Leakey Family
- Lovelace, Ada
- More Scientists A-Z
- Somerville, Mary
- Turing, Alan
Selected sites from UK Directory
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AboutDarwin.com
View a timeline of Darwin's life and research, learn of his voyages, and obtain a list of his publications.
www.aboutdarwin.comAlan Turing and The Enigma
Focuses on Turing's work to crack Nazi code during World War II. Explains how the Enigma Machine worked.
www.bath.ac.ukBoyle, Robert - The Boyle Project
Run in association with Birkbeck College, London, the Robert Boyle Project offer details of their aims and links to other resources.
www.bbk.ac.ukCavendish, Henry - Treasure Troves
View an image of the eccentric English scientist who, it would appear, was terrified of women. Biographical details are also provided.
treasure-troves.comHawking, Stephen - Official Homepage
Find out about this theoretical physicist and astronomer through a brief history, a question-and-answer section, and past lecture details.
www.hawking.org.ukLovelace, Ada - Women in Mathematics
Explore this biography that details the life of the "first computer programmer" and her work with Charles Babbage.
www.mathnews.uwaterloo.ca