Subject Guides

American men and women of science. New York, : Bowker, 1971-.

Library has: ed. 12, 1971-2003; latest 5 volumes in Reference. Previous years in General Collection.

These volumes profile thousands of active scientists who have distinguished achievement and research activity of high quality in science as evidenced by publication. Each entry includes birthdate, birthplace, citizenship, name of spouse, name(s) and number of children, field of specialty, education, honorary degrees, professional experience, honors and awards, memberships, research information, addresses, fax numbers and e-mail addresses.

Bailey, Martha J. American women in science : 1950 to the present : a biographical dictionary. Santa Barbara, CA: Abc-Clio, 1998.

Continues Bailey's earlier biographical dictionaries by covering women who made contributions from 1950 on, but also including women who made contributions in social sciences.

Bailey, Martha J. American women in science : a biographical dictionary. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Abc-Clio, 1994.

Biographical sketches of American women who made significant advances, primarily in the physical and natural sciences, in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Only women who began their careers prior to 1950 ar included.

The biographical dictionary of scientists. Edited by Roy Porter and Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie. 3rd / ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

In addition to recounting basic biographical information, each alphabetical entry details the significance of each scientist's landmark contributions while providing insight into the process that culminated in the theories and discoveries. Includes seven chronological reviews of developments in major scientific fields, an extensive glossary, and lists of Nobel prizewinners in science and medicine.

Warren, Wini. Black women scientists in the United States. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999.

Biographical information on African-American women active  in the sciences from about 1900 to 1960.

Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences. Available: https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html. Date of Visit: September 21, 2007.

Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering. Entries include bibliographies for further study.