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4000 Years of Women in Science :: http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/

Focuses primarily on pre-twentieth century women in the science and technology fields and includes a good reference list for further research.

The Biography Maker :: http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm

This site will "help you convert facts into insights, dull and boringinformation into fascination and magic."

Biography.com: Bio Search :: http://www.biography.com/

"They're all in here...Just waiting to be found! Search the Biography.com database for over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present."

Current Biography Excerpts :: http://www.hwwilson.com/currentbio/cbonline.html

Looking for a biography of your favorite athlete? This site probably has it. It has short biographies for lots of athletes in lots of different sports.

The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences :: https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html

Find out about African American scientists and engineers. You can read about biochemists, computer scientists, entomolgists, inventors, zoologists and many others.

Heroes and Icons :: http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/

Need to write a paper about a famous person? "Twenty people who articulate the longings of the last 100 years, exemplifying courage, selflessness, exuberance, superhuman ability and amazing grace." Check out Edmund Hillary, Jackie Robinson, Princess Di, Che Guevara and Rosa Parks, to name a few.

heroines.ca, Women in Canadian History :: http://www.heroines.ca/

This site was developed by author/historian Merna Forster to provide information about famous women in Canadian History. There are biographies and pictures, information about historic sites, statues, famous dates as well as more current news and suggestions for celebrating Women’s History Month (October in Canada).

Houdini in The New York Times :: http://www.houdinimuseum.org/

Compiled by Pittsburgh magician Tom Interval, this Web site is a free resource for Houdini enthusiasts and researchers who might not otherwise have access to the hundreds of Houdini articles, features, and letters that appeared in The New York Times from 1910 to 1943.

Leonardo da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist :: http://www.mos.org/leonardo/

Biographical information about Leonardo da Vinci. Includes images of some of his works, along with commentary. If you have RealAudio, Shockwave, and/or QuickTime, you can see and hear even more stuff about and by him.

Sports Illustrated for Women: 100 Greatest Female Athletes :: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/siforwomen/top_100/1/

Sports Illustrated for Women provides biographies of 100 of "the century's greatest sportswomen".

Wolfram|Alpha :: http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Wolfram Alpha quickly locates facts, graphs, definitions, tables, numbers, formulas, and other data. Use the "Examples" page to browse and see all the different topics covered.