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First Black Woman in Space
Date:1992 Who: Mae Jemison Where: Outer space What: A doctor and engineer, Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to...
The Father of The Search Engine
Date: 1990 Who: Alan Emtage Where: McGill university, Montreal, Canada What: During his role as a systems administrator for the school...
Black Doctor Devises Innovative Eye Surgery Equipment
Date: 1986 Who: Patricia Era Bath Where: Los Angeles, California What: The first African American to finish a residency in...
The Man Behind Africa’s Largest Gene Bank
Date: 1979-1993 Who: Melaku Worede Where: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia What: Melaku Worede was a conservationist and agronomist from...
First Black Woman to Receive a Doctorate From MIT
Date: 1973 Who: Shirley Ann Jackson Where: Boston, Massachusetts What: Shirley Ann Jackson is an American scientist and theoretical...
African American Nurse MakesHomes Safer
Date: 1966 Who: Marie Van Brittan Brown Where: Dahlgren, Virginia What: In 1966 Brown invented a system that used a camera that could...
Man of Many Firsts at NASA
Date: 1965-2005 Who: Julian Manly Earls Where: Glenn research center, Brooks Park, Ohio What: Julian Manly Earls is a NASA physicist...
Natural Treatment for Bilharziasis
Date: 1964 Who: Aklilu Lemma Where: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia What: Aklilu Lemma was an Ethiopian doctor and Pathobiologist who discovered...
Black Woman Discovers Lifestyle Can Affect Heart Health
Date: 1958 Who: Marie M. Daly Where: Columbia University, New York City What: Dr. Marie M. Daly was a biochemist and the first Black...
Black Pioneer in Cardiac Surgery
Date:1944 Who: Vivien Thomas Where: John Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland What: Vivien Thomas was an American Laboratory Supervisor who...
An innovator in the field of Cancer Research
Date:1940s and 1950s Who: Jane C. Wright Where : Harlem Hospital center, New York What: Jane C. Wright was a pioneering cancer...
Pioneer in the Chemical Synthesis of Medicinal Drugs From Plants
Date: 1940 Who: Dr. Percy Julian Where: DePauw University, Indiana What: Dr. Julian discovered how to extract steroids from soybean...
The peanut Genius
Date: 1864 – January 5, 1943 Who: George Washington Carver Where: Tuskegee, Alabama What: George Washington Carver was a scientist and...
Early Black Toxicologist
Date: 1749 Who: Individual known as “Caesar" Where: Unkown city, South Carolina What: received his freedom and 100 pounds per year...
Black Man’s Medical Knowledge Devises Treatment for STDs, Skin
Date: 1729 Who: Individual known as “Papan” Where: Unkown city, Virginia What: Due to his early effective treatment of skin and...
Black Mind Behind inoculation
Onesimus Date: 1716 Who: “Onesimus,” enslaved by Puritan minister Cotton Mather Where: Boston, Massachusetts What: Onesimus’...
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