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....
Category : Inventors
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...
Lonnie Johnson
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For the past 30 years, kids (and more than a few adults) around the world have busted out their Super Soakers and conquered their neighborhood...
Otis Boykin
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Otis Boykin was born on August 29, 1920, in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Fisk College in 1941 and took a job with the Majestic...
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 significant role in shaping the landscape of technological innovation in...