Biographies
(see also Authors & Illustrators)

COLLECTIONS of BIOGRAPHIES:  
4000 Years of Women in Science http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/summary.shtml
Academy of Achievement: Achiever Gallery http://www.achievement.org/galleryachieve.html
Alberta Inventors and Inventions http://collections.ic.gc.ca/abinvents/index2.htm
Biography.com http://www.biography.com/
Discovery Famous Inventors (By Kids For Kids) http://www.bkfk.com/inventions/
Distinguished Women of Past & Present http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/subject/math.html
Edupics: (line drawing portraits & brief bios.) http://www.edupics.com/cat192.htm
Enchanted Learning: Inventors & Inventions gold star http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/
Famous Canadians Scavenger Hunt http://members.shaw.ca/top100/canadians.htm
Famous Inventions A to Z http://inventors.about.com/library/bl/bl12.htm
Famous People in Energy & Science http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/history/people/pioneers.html
Great Idea Finder http://ideafinder.com/
Inventor of the Week Archive http://web.mit.edu/invent/i-archive.html
Inventors (About.com) http://inventors.about.com/
Inventors and Inventions (Enchanted Learning) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/
Inventors: What Did They Invent? http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Childrens/FactSheets/WhatDidTheyInvent.asp
National Women's Hall of Fame http://www.greatwomen.org/
Time 100 Most Important People of 20th C. http://www.time.com/time/time100/
Well-Known People Who Happen To Be Canadian http://particle.physics.ucdavis.edu/Canadians/
Who2.com: Find Famous People Fast! <New> * http://www.who2.com/
Women of NASA http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html
   
INDIVIDUALS:  
Albert Einstein  
Einstein, Albert (click About on menu) http://www.albert-einstein.net/index2.html
Einstein: American Natural History Museum http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/einstein/?src=h_h
Amelia Earhart  
Amelia Earhart http://www.ameliaearhart.com/
   
Terry Fox  
Terry Fox Foundation http://www.terryfoxrun.org/english/home/
   
Hellen Keller  
Hellen Keller http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Keller.html
   
Sir Isaac Newton  
Newton's Castle http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC051308/index.htm
   
Rosa Parks  
Rosa Parks Biography: Academy of Achievement http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1
   
Leonardo da Vinci  
Drawings of Leonardo http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/leonardo.html
Enchanted Learning: Da Vinci http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/page/d/davinci.shtml
Exploring Leonardo http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html
Leonardo da Vinci http://www.mos.org/leonardo/
Leonardo da Vinci: A Man of Both Worlds http://library.thinkquest.org/3044/
Leonardo da Vinci Biography http://www.kausal.com/leonardo/
Leonardo da Vinci Collection http://www.lib.stevens-tech.edu/collections/davinci/inventions/index.html
Leonardo Links http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/Hotlist.html
Leonardo's Workshop: Art EdVenture http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/leonardo/index.html
Mona Lisa Mania http://monalisamania.com/
Museo di Vinci: The Da Vinci Museum http://www.leonet.it/comuni/vinci/
National Museum of Science & Technology http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/
WebMuseum: Leonardo da Vinci http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vinci/
Why is Mona Lisa Smiling? (ThinkQuest) http://www.thinkquest.org
   
   


Updated August 4, 2008
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