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          American National Biography.

        1. This database is a great time saver.
        2. Background Information for American History.
        3. American Biography Series focuses on a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life.
        4. Asked to provide his biography, James Madison—fourth president of the United States, secretary of state, congressman from Virginia, delegate to the

          5. Background Information for American History.!

          PHYS 105: Foundations of Physics

          In this class, you are allowed to write about scientists who are no longer living, but you are encouraged to write about scientists who are still living!

          This will help add to our collective body of knowledge about science and scientists.

          Many living scientists may not have much formally published in terms of biographical information at this time in their lives. You may need to get creative in what information sources you're reviewing.

          In addition to their guidelines on Reliable Sources, Wikipedia also has guidelines for Biographies of living persons, with three core content policies. Wikipedia suggests that content on living persons should be:

          • written from a neutral point of view
          • verifiable
          • not original research.

          To reduce random Googling, the following types of sources are generally considered reliable and verifiable:

          • Institutional Faculty Websites - can often be found by Googling faculty's name and institution
          • W