Investigate a Scientist

Books

Electronic databases

Best Bets

Encyclopedia & Reference

Web sites

Best Bets

Other biography sites

Plagiarism
 

Books

Books about scientists may be found in the Online Catalog.

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Look for information about scientists in the following Media Center electronic databases, accessible from the NHHS Media Center home page:

BEST BETS

• Biography Resource Center

• Facts on File-Science Online

• EBSCOhost-Student Research Center

ENCYCLOPEDIA & REFERENCE SOURCES

• EBSCOhost Web-Funk & Wagnalls

• Grolier Online

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Web sites

BEST BETS

 

Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/

An encyclopedia of scientific biography, organized by branch of science, gender, nationality, historical period, awards, or alphabetically.

 

Historic Figures

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/index.shtml

Biographies of hundreds of people who influenced British or world history.

 

Scirus

http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/

A science-specific search engine.

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OTHER BIOGRAPHY SITES

 

Biography Center

http://www.biography-center.com/

Links to more than 10,000 biographies.

 

National Inventors Hall of Fame

http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp

Honors the men and women responsible for technological advances.

 

Nobel Prize Internet Archive
http://www.almaz.com/nobel/nobel.html
Links to biographical information about Nobel Prize winners.

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Plagiarism policy

Plagiarism demonstrates lack of integrity and character. It is inconsistent with the goals and values of NHHS. Review the plagiarism policy to learn about strategies that will help you succeed with honor.

NHHS policy on cheating and plagiarism
http://www.nhvweb.net/NHHS/English/cheatingplagiarismpolicy.htm

Properly cite your sources by using NoodleBib, an online citation maker from Noodle Tools:

NoodleBib6 (stop by the Media Center for password and log-in information)
http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

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