Mathematicians of the African Diaspora (MAD)
Profiles of black mathematicians,
computer scientists, and physicists; a history of Blacks in modern mathematics;
a section on Black women in math sciences; math in ancient Africa; job
listings; and links to Black organizations and journals in the field are some
of the features of this site. Searchable. Created by a professor of mathematics.
URL: http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
Biographical information
on more than 125 women mathematicians. The biographies, which vary in
size, are indexed alphabetically by name and chronologically by century of the mathematician's
birth. All biographies are fully referenced. Only a few are accompanied by a
picture. The site is part of an ongoing project by mathematics students at Agnes Scott College, in Atlanta,
Georgia. Searchable.
URL: http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
Euclid of Alexandria
Biography and contributions
of "the most prominent mathematician of antiquity" and author
of the classical treatise "The Elements." Includes
a bibliography, cross-references to related topics, and a list of "Mathematicians
born in the same country."
URL: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Mathematicians/Euclid.html
The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
Searchable archive containing
information about the history of math. Topics include biographies of mathematicians
from ancient times to the present (including a timeline), mathematics in
various cultures, an overview of the history of mathematics, mathematical
topics, famous curves, and "mathematicians of the day." From
the School of Mathematics
and Statistics, University of St.
Andrews, Scotland.
URL: http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/
Christopher Wren: Architect and Astronomer
Questions and answers
about Christopher Wren, scientist, mathematician, and architect of London's St. Paul's
Cathedral and the Royal Observatory at Greenwich
(England).
Features biographical information and details about his
architectural projects. From the National Maritime
Museum, Greenwich.
URL: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.179
The Lehmers at Berkeley
This online exhibit
profiles mathematicians Derrick Norman Lehmer,
Derrick Henry Lehmer, and Emma Trotskaia
Lehmer, known for research in number theory,
computational mathematics, and Fermat's Last Theorem. Features
photographs, notes, covers of publications, and letters. From the
Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/Math/
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Metamath Home Page
"Interconnected Web
pages containing over 3000 completely worked out proofs in logic and set
theory." Proofs are put together and each step can be followed until the
axiom is ultimately found. Basic user instructions, lists of axioms, starting
point suggestions, and a complete list of theorems are included. The proof
collection includes many famous theorems of elementary set theory. Reading suggestions and
a bibliography are provided. Suitable for armchair mathematicians or
use in advanced, university-level mathematics classes.
URL: http://users.shore.net/~ndm/java/mm.html
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A Brilliant Madness
Site provides a
biographical portrait of Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash.
Includes suggestions for further reading, an overview of game theory,
excerpts from an in-depth interview with Nash, timeline on the history of
treating mental illness, and a teacher's guide. April 28, 2002 is the first
airing of this program, a part of the PBS television series American Experience .
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/nash/
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The Galileo Project
This site looks at the
life and works of Galileo Galilei, mathematician,
astronomer, and physicist. Features a biography, including patrons, theories,
and inventions; timelines; portraits of Galileo and other scientists; brief
biographies of his contemporaries; figures in the Catholic Church that played
a role in the Inquisition; a glossary, bibliography, maps, lesson plans, and
related links. Searchable. From Rice
University, Houston, Texas.
URL: http://galileo.rice.edu/
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Einstein
This online version of
an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, highlights the life, scientific
discoveries, and humanitarian activities of Albert Einstein.
URL: http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/einstein/
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Einstein Archives Online
"The first online
access to Albert Einstein’s scientific and non-scientific manuscripts held
by the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and
to an extensive Archival Database, constituting the material record of one
of the most influential intellects in the modern era." The Finding Aid
includes "Einstein's Biographical Timeline." A joint project of
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the California Institute of
Technology.
URL: http://alberteinstein.info/
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allmath.com
Math games, flash
cards, a math glossary, metric conversion tools, and biographies of notable
math-related people are presented in a useful, interactive format designed
primarily for children. Links to other math Web sites included.
URL: http://www.allmath.com/
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Albert Einstein Archives
This site provides
information regarding Einstein's contributions as a scientist, humanist,
and Jew. It includes a timeline of key events during his life, a
bibliography of primary and secondary literature, links to other sites, and
a description of the archive's text and multimedia resources. The "Einstein
for Kids" section reproduces some of Einstein's letters to and from
children as well as other correspondence.
URL: http://www.albert-einstein.org/
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AlanTuring.net: The Turing Archive for the
History of Computing Alan Turing (1912-1954) "contributed to
mathematics, cryptanalysis, logic, philosophy, biology, and formatively to
computer science, cognitive science, Artificial Intelligence and Artificial
Life." This site presents a "collection of digital facsimiles of
original documents by Turing and other pioneers of computing."
Includes a biography and photographs of Turing, articles browsable by subject and year, and reference materials
covering the Turing machine, Turing's involvement in deciphering Hitler’s
"Enigma" code, his persecution for being homosexual, and more.
URL: http://www.alanturing.net/
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Grace Murray Brewster Hopper
Web page with links to
pictures, a poster, and other sites of interest on this first woman to earn
a doctorate in mathematics from Yale. She led the charge to create the
COBOL computer programming language, coined the term computer
"bug," developed the first computer compiler, and received the
first Computer Sciences "Man of the Year" award. Computer
pioneer, teacher, and visionary, Rear Admiral Hopper was a "diminutive
fire storm of a human being."
URL: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Hopper.html
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Robert Hooke This site has biographical material and describes
some of the contributions of this 17th century experimental scientist,
architect, and inventor of (among many things) the conical pendulum, the
universal joint, and the balance spring. From the School
of Mathematics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
URL: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Hooke.html
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The MacTutor History
of Mathematics archive
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/index.html
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
The History of Mathematics (brief)
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/HistMath.html
Mathematicians of the 17th and 18th
Centuries
History of Calculus (click on calculus in the
left toolbar and then click on the “readings” button)