Free Search Engines and Directories
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Biography Channel.com
Brief descriptions of notable individuals from all nations, periods, and fields.
DMOZ Directory of Scientist and Engineer Biographies
National Inventors
Biographies of inventors, listing notable invention(s) and patent numbers.
Nobel Foundation
Information about Nobel Prize winners.
Scientific Biography
Biographical information on famous people in the sciences.
Virtual Library of Science, Technology and Medicine
Links to sites providing biographical data relating to the history of science, technology and medicine, including collective biographies and biographical databases as well as individual biographical sites.
Searching Tips and Tricks
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When you search any search engine, like Google or Yahoo, use the following tips to find relevant information:
Place your search phrases in quotes in order to find that exact phrase on web sites. Otherwise, the search engine may search for sites containing any word in your search terms.
Example: "Glenn Luther Martin"
Placing a plus sign ( + ) in front of your search term will require the search engine to find that term somewhere on the page, rather than in keywords which may be hidden in the coding in the background of the page.
Example: +"Glenn Luther Martin" +inventions
If you do not want to see pages from popular web sites, such as Wikipedia or Amazon, you can use a minus sign ( - ) to exclude pages with these terms.
Example: +"Glenn Luther Martin" -Wikipedia
