Research Guides: WRPR 119: Becoming: Life Writing in Science and Medicine (HC): Biographical Information

Biographies in Tripod

Tripod is the joint catalog of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges so that materials held by any college is discoverable. If it is not at Haverford library, you can request it and it will be delivered to a library of your choice to be picked up, usually on the next day.

The following links are pre-constructed searches conducted in Tripod and set to display answers when clicked.

Materials with subject heading "Scientists Biography"
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Find scientist interviews by subject heading
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Search Tripod using Subject Heading = "Scientists interviews"
Find Scientist Interviews using keywords
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This is a looser search construction but it provides wider possibilities! Narrow by using subject headings and other facets on the right ladder.

Profiles of Scientists

Profiles in Science (National Institutes of Health)
From the National Institutes of Health comes a treasure trove of biographical information on pioneers in medical research and public health.
Interviews with researchers (International Center for Radio Astronomy Research)
Each interview with a staff or visiting astronomer at ICRAR enriches our understanding of the working life of astronomers and engineers and insights for astronomical breakthroughs.
Profiles of Women Astronomers (She is An Astronomer)
The 'She is an Astronomer' task group, established as a cornerstone project for the International Year of Astronomy 2009, invited female astronomers from around the world, at different stages to reflect on their careers.
100 Reasons to become a scientist or engineer
From the American Scientist magazine, one hundred scientists and engineers share their reasons for choosing their profession. The first 75 reasons from 1986 poll, and 25 more inspirational narratives added in 2012, along with their biographies.

Online interviews

Profiles in Science (NY Times)
Video interviews of scientists accompanied by articles.
Growing series of interview with scientists
Secret life of scientists on PBS
Women in Science
TED talks by scientists about science
Scientists of all stripes talk about science - the process, their own involvement, their outlook on innovation and discovery and more. Through these lenses we learn about their lives and how their careers grow and evolve.

Some interesting biographies

Candid Science V by Balazs Hargittai; István Hargittai
ISBN: 1860945066
Publication Date: 2005-04-01
Candid Science V: Conversations with Famous Scientists contains 36 interviews with well-known scientists, including 19 Nobel laureates, Wolf Prize winners, and other luminaries.
Life Stories by Heather Newbold
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Call Number: GE55 .L485 2000
ISBN: 0520218965
Publication Date: 2000-04-22
... this exceptional collection [based on personal interviews] presents the personal and professional reflections of sixteen eminent scientists. Their views on the meaning and relevance of their work are interwoven with inspiring autobiographical accounts of how formative life experiences led to their research, conclusions, and activities.
The Yale Guide to Careers in Medicine and the Health Professions by Robert M. Donaldson (Editor); Kathleen S. Lundgren (Editor); Howard M. Spiro (Editor)
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ISBN: 0300100299
Publication Date: 2003-04-10
It contains the firsthand advice of men and women working in the health field today. These diverse professionals describe how and why they made their career choices and what the journey has been like. They tell their stories with candor and humor, sharing their personal circumstances, experiences, uncertainties, and triumphs.
Life Stories by David Remnick (Editor); Susan M. Choi (Editor)
Call Number: CT220 .L54 2000
ISBN: 0375503552
Publication Date: 2000-01-11
One of art's purest challenges is to translate a human being into words. "The New Yorker" has met this challenge more successfully and more originally than any other modern American journal. It has indelibly shaped the genre known as the "Profile."... These Profiles are literary-journalistic investigations into character and accomplishment, motive and madness, beauty and ugliness, and are unrivalled in their range, their variety of style, and their embrace of humanity.