Scientists in Physics

Famous Scientists in Physics

-Choose one scientist who peaks your interest. Remember our guiding question as you gather your information:How did the scientist you chose use the laws of motion in their work?

Annie Jump Cannon
An American astronomer who helped to classify stars

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Jump_Cannon

https://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/cannon.html

http://www.sheisanastronomer.org/index.php/history/annie-cannon

Franklin Chang Diaz
A Costa Rican Physicist and astronaut

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Chang_D%C3%ADaz

http://franklinchangdiaz.com/

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/chang.html

http://www.biography.com/people/franklin-chang-d%C3%ADaz-39320

Sally Ride
An American physicist and astronaut

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Ride

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/who-was-sally-ride-k4.html

http://www.biography.com/people/sally-ride-9458284

https://sallyridescience.com/about-us/dr-sally-ride

George Edward Alcorn
An African-American physicist

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Edward_Alcorn,_Jr.

http://blackinventor.com/george-alcorn/

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbennett.htm

Mae Jemison

American physician and NASA astronaut known for being the first black woman to travel in space.

http://www.biography.com/people/mae-c-jemison-9542378#initial-career-choice
http://teacher.scholastic.com/space/mae_jemison/

Ellen Ochoa

First Hispanic female astronaut

http://www.biography.com/people/ellen-ochoa-10413023

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/ochoa.htm

Aprille Ericsoson

First African American female to receive a Ph.D. in Engineering at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/space/frontiers/ericsson.html

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2873000029.html

J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.

Black physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project

http://www.maa.org/programs/underrepresented-groups/summa/summa-archival-record/j-ernest-wilkins

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3430900061.html

Carlos Noriega

Hispanic astronaut who worked on building the International Space Station

http://www.biography.com/people/carlos-noriega-189134

http://www.astronautix.com/astros/noriega.htm

Links in Spanish

Ellen Ochoa
http://noticias.terra.com/noticias/biografia_de_la_astronauta_ellen_ochoa/act191212

http://www.mujeresdeempresa.com/ellen-ochoa-la-primera-hispana-en-llegar-al-espacio/
http://hispanos.about.com/od/Personajes/p/Ellen-Ochoa.htm

Carlos Noriega
http://canaln.pe/actualidad/astronauta-peruano-carlos-noriega-llega-al-pais-compartir-sus-experiencias-nasa-n136508
http://www.quien.net/carlos-noriega.php
http://larepublica.pe/21-05-2014/carlos-noriega-el-hombre-que-aun-suena-con-la-luna-y-marte

Franklin Chang Diaz
http://www.franklinchangdiaz.com/biografia.html
http://www.windows2universe.org/people/astronauts/chang.html&lang=sp
http://www.univision.com/noticias/mes-de-la-hispanidad/de-costa-rica-al-espacio-la-historia-de-franklin-chang-diaz

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http://education.jlab.org/elementconcentration/

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http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Elementsgames.htm

http://www.quia.com/rr/143370.html 

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