Mary Jackson
Mathematician Mary Jackson was one of a small group of African-American women who worked as aeronautical engineers, called “human computers,” at NASA during the Space...
Category : Science – Technology
Josiah Nott
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Josiah Nott was a leading exponent of polygenism, the belief in the idea of multiple origins of the human species. He was a key figure...
George Edward Alcorn, Jr.
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A noted academic and administrator, George Edward Alcorn, Jr. is a noted pioneer in the field of semiconductor devices and one of the top inventors...
Meredith “Flash” Gourdine
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Before Meredith “Flash” Gourdine became a world-renown engineer and physicist, he was a silver medalist in the 1952 Olympic Games. Ultimately better known for his...
Thomas Mensah
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Ghanaian-born materials scientist Thomas Mensah has had a high-flying career, first as a scientist and then as an entrepreneur. Mensah has at least 14 patents...
Robert Tanner Freeman
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Robert Tanner Freeman is the first professionally trained black dentist in the United States. A child of slaves, he eventually entered Harvard University and graduated...
Dr. Yvonnecris Smith Veal
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In 1895 the National Medical Association was founded to advocate for African American physicians and their patients. In 1989 Dr. Yvonnecris Smith Veal became the...
Dr. Jane Cooke Wright
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Dr. Jane Cooke Wright was an American oncologist who made significant contributions to cancer research and treatment. She was born on November 30, 1919, in...
Terri L. Young, M.D.
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Pediatric ophthalmologist Terri L. Young, M.D., has researched the molecular genetics of myopia to help find better treatments for eye disorders. She has been an...
Margaret Morgan Lawrence
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In 1932, Margaret Morgan Lawrence became the only African American student at Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences. Challenging the double discrimination of racism and...