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BIOGRAPHIES
African-Americans
| Biographies in
General | Books | Children's
Authors | Explorers | Hispanics
| Mathematicians | Scientists
| Women
 The
Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
Categories include biochemists, biologists, chemists, computer
scientists, engineers, entomologists, geneticists, geologists,
inventors, mathematicians, medical, meteorologists,
microbiologists, oceanographers, physicists, protozoologists,
veterinarians, and zoologists. You can also search a name
alphabetically.
Afro-American
Almanac
The Almanac includes selected African-American biographies.
Scholastic:
Authors and Books
The publisher Scholastic Incorporated presents the page with
interviews and author profiles.
Index
to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults" Authors &
Illustrators
The Internet School Library Media Center designed this page on
their site, in order to foster easy access to curriculum related
sites for teachers, school librarians, parents and students. A
huge database of children’s and young adult author biographies
and related information can be found here.
Explorers of
the World
Explorers of land, ideas, sky and art are covered at this site
along with additional resources.
Famous Hispanics
The alphabetical list includes Hispanics in the United States,
in the world and throughout history.
Hispanic
Americans in Congress
Hispanic Americans in Congress from 1822-1995 are listed here.
Indexes
of Biographies
The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive includes this
biographies index. You can search alphabetically or
chronologically, or for female mathematicians. There are time
lines, and an entry for the mathematician of the day.
Biographies
of Women Mathematicians
The biographies are listed in alphabetical and chronological
order.
Eric Weisstein's
Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography
You may search for scientists alphabetically, by branch of
science, gender/minority, historical period, nationality, or
prizes won.
4000 Years
of Women in Science
You may search alphabetically, chronologically or by field of
study.
Distinguished
Women of Past and Present
The site is organized by subject area or name.
National
Women’s Hall of Fame
The site includes portraits and profiles of nearly 200 United
States women inducted into the Hall of Fame. There are additional
resources to increase the understanding of women’s contribution
to American culture.
Biographical Dictionary
“This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women
who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
The dictionary can be searched by birth years, death years,
positions held, professions, literary and artistic works,
achievements, and other keywords.”
The Ocean County Library has many books about this subject.
Additional items, such as compact discs and videos, may also be
available. To find more, please use our catalog,
or contact your
local branch.
Most of our biographies are shelved in the biography section in
each local branch, by the
last name of the person about whom the book is written.
Researched and compiled by M.
Sulikowski
Edited by C. Paulson
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