Biography Resources
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(updated 2 February 2022)
The following consists of websites and books on biographies.
Topic list
- General biography
- Individual biographies
- Winston Churchill
- Thomas Edison
- Benjamin Franklin
- King Gillette
- Nikola Tesla
- Mark Twain
- George Westinghouse
- Miscellaneous
Use these resources to help your understanding of the various biographies.
General biography
Biographies.com – Extensive listing of short biographies.
PBS Biographies – Biographies of wide range of historical figures, from the Public Broadcasting System.
Info Please: Biography – Facts on over 30,000 personalities.
Programs on Famous Women in History – From StorySmith.org
Topic Guides for Students – Quotes and facts from EasyBib.com
Winston Churchill
Winston S. Churchill site – Maintained by the Churchill Society in Washington D.C.
Text of Winston Churchill’s First Speech as Prime Minister: “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat” in 1940
Books
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison Website – Biography and other information.
Inventing Entertainment – Library of Congress information on Edison.
Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum – Gives short history and lists inventions.
Thomas A. Edison Papers – Research site with database of Edison’s papers and materials.
Books
Benjamin Franklin
The World of Benjamin Franklin – from the Franklin Institute Science Museum
Benjamin Franklin – from Spectrum Magazine
Benjamin Franklin – Wikipedia
Benjamin Franklin biography – Biography.com
Benjamin Franklin’s Inventions, Discoveries, and Improvements – UShistory.org
Books
King Camp Gillette
Engines of Our Ingenuity – King Gillette
King C. Gillette – Wikipedia
Books
The Razor’s Edge by Richard Martin, The Industry Standard magazine, August 6-13, 2001 (Magazine no longer in print)
The Human Drift by K.C. Gillette, Boston: New Era Publishing Co. (1894) – Gillette’s first book. Rare; out of print
The People’s Corporation by K.C. Gillette, New York: Boni and Liveright Publishers (1924) – Rare; out of print
Nikola Tesla
Tesla – Master of Lightning – Excellent site from the U.S. Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
Tesla Memorial Society of New York – Good background of Tesla, including information on his inventions
Books
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Official Website of Mark Twain
Mark Twain – Wikipedia
Biographies
Writings
George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse – Wikipedia
Top 5 George Westinghouse Inventions – HowStuffWorks.com
Summary
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