Famous people and their work in chemistry

Amedeo Avogadro
Biographical sketch and explanation of Avogadro's number. From Chris Johnson, Heriot-Watt University.

Archive of Famous Organic Chemists
Dates of birth, death, and their thesis advisors. From Michael Smith, University of Connecticut.

Atomic Structure Timeline
Follow in the footsteps of the atomic structure pioneers.

Biographical Essays of Chemists
From the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

Biographical Sketches of SCI Medal Winners
Those honored for their contributions to science by the Society of Chemical Industry.

Brief History of Chemistry
Chemists and their ideas spanning many historical periods. From ThinkQuest.

Bright Sparcs
Bibliographies and online museum exhibits of Australian scientists. From the Australian Science Archives Project.

Chemists
A collection of biographies of chemists and other scientists. From About.com's Biography/Memoir Guide.

Development of the Periodic Table
Historical perspective of the table of elements. From John Emsley, Cambridge University.

Discovering the Fullerenes
Nobel lecture by Richard E. Smalley recounts his discovery of buckminsterfullerene.

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