Biographies

Biographies General Biographical Resources [|Bio4Kids] The site is part of the The Biography Channel and contains informative biographies written just for kids. You can find out information on Charles Dickens, Geronimo, Babe Ruth, Frederick Douglass and many more. There are fun and informational videos, trivia videos, games and challenges.

[|Famous Biographies for Kids] "These stories of presidents, inventors, educators, scientists, business men and women etc. are presented to inspire the students to follow their examples of courage, determination, honesty and willingness to work." These biographies were written by Patsy Stevens, a retired teacher. The site is very organized and includes up-to-date biographies, including Barack Obama.

[|The Biography Maker - Explorers of the World] Explorers of the World is organized by land, ideas, sky and art. Click on the category to see a list of famous explorers in those categories.

[|Notable Women Ancestors] This site is part of The History Channel On-Line and contains biographies of Notable women. The site explains how it chooses women for this site: "The lives of ALL women are 'notable' - at least in the eyes of the genealogists who research them, and that is the ONLY criteria necessary for a woman to be included at this web site." This site has won numerous awards, including Excellence in Genealogy Award, Family Tree Magazine's 101 Best New Web Sites awards and Genealogy Spot's Site of the Week Award.

Famous African-Americans [|The Martin Luther King, Jr. Timeline Page] This information timeline of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was created by a first grade class. The timeline contains biographical information about King's life and all of the accopanying drawings were created by students in the class. This site was awarded a Times Pick by the Los Angeles Times on January 16, 1998.

[|National Inventors Hall of Fame - George Washington Carver] This site contains biographical information about the famous scientist who discovered hundreds of uses for the peanut. It discusses the long term impact of his inventions on society.

[|Notable Women Ancestors - African American Women] This is part of the Notable Women Ancestors site which has won numerous awards. It contains biographies of African-American women and links to additonal resources available on the web.



Famous Scientists [|NOVA Science Programming on Air and Online - Einstein's Big Idea] This site was produced for PBS Online by the WGBH Educational Foundation. There are lots of articles, interactive activities and podcasts of Einstein and other scientists explaining Einstein's theory.

[|History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Biographical Resources] This site provides information on over 3,000 Australian scientists. This was created as part of the Australian Science Archives Project.