Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician and amateur astronomer, made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics, astronomy, and literature during the late 18th century....
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Granville Woods
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Granville T. Woods, also known as “Black Edison,” was a prominent African-American inventor who significantly contributed to the advancement of various technologies. Born on April...
Thomas L. Jennings
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Thomas Jennings (1791–Feb. 12, 1856), a free-born African American and New Yorker who became a leader of the abolitionist movement, made his fortune as the...
Percy Julian
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Percy Julian was a remarkable chemist and entrepreneur who made significant contributions to the field of chemistry during his lifetime. He was a pioneer in...
Sarah Boone
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Sarah Boone was a 19th century African American dressmaker who was awarded a patent for her improved ironing board. Sarah Boone was an African American...
Norbert Rillieux
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Norbert Rillieux was a brilliant student of thermodynamics who became famous for devising evaporators for sugar cane, revolutionizing the sugar-refining industry, and easing the labor...
Jan Matzeliger
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Jan Matzeliger was born in Paramaribo (now Suriname) in 1852. Matzeliger settled in the United States in 1873 and trained as a shoemaker. In 1883,...
Marie Van Brittan Brown
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African American inventor Marie Van Brittan Brown contributed to a safer society with her invention of the first home security system. Her invention was the...
Lewis Howard Latimer
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A Pioneer in Invention and Engineering Lewis Howard Latimer, an inventor and engineer, played a pivotal role in shaping the technological landscape of the late...
Evelyn Granville Boyd
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Mathematician Evelyn Granville Boyd was born on May 1, 1924, in Washington, D.C. Her father, William, mainly worked as a custodian and separated from the...