Chemist Biography Pathfinder
Print Resources:
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For biographies, turn to Dewey Class # 920’s -- collective biographies such as a book
on ‘Scientists’ or ‘Chemists” can be found in #920 alone.
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For specific biographies, browse the #921 bookshelves for your chemist. This section
of the library is organized by the last name of the person whom the book is about, ie:
Marie Curie would be 921 Cur.
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Use the online library catalog – link is from the MNHS Library.
Online Resources: These are a few of the valid websites available on the internet.
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Eric Weinstein’s World of Biography – Chemists – a part of Wolfram Research
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/topics/Chemists.html
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Chemical Heritage Foundation – People – “We tell the story of Chemistry.
http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/chemistry-in-history/people.aspx
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Her Lab in Your Life: Women in Chemistry – another part of the above website
http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/chemistry-in-history/topics/specialtopics/women-in-chemistry.aspx
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Bio – biography.com website http://www.biography.com/
Infoplease. All of the information you need – scientific biographies
http://www.infoplease.com/biography/science-technology-bios.html
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National Academy of Sciences: biographical memoirs
http://nas.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=MEMOIRS_A
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Virtual Library: Biographies of famous chemists
http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/refbiog.html
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Internet Archive: biographical resources that are other than print – audio/video
http://www.archive.org/index.php
Database Resources: These resources can only be accessed through the MNHS Library page or
the township public library websites.
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SIRS Discoverer -- path is MNHS Edline, link to the Library page, go to General
References, then POWERLibrary, and select SIRS discover
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Explore the other resources available through the POWER Library.