Category : Science – Technology

While still a young man, Archie Alexander broke through two deeply entrenched barriers. He was the second African-American football player at the University of Iowa...

Emmett Chappelle is a name synonymous with groundbreaking scientific research and innovation. Born in 1925 in Phoenix, Arizona, Chappelle’s journey from a small farm with...

Cell Biologist Jewell Plummer Cobb (born Jewel Isadora Plummer) was born on January 17, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Frank, was a physician and...

Lloyd August Hall was born in Elgin, IL. His father was a Baptist minister, and his grandfather was one of the first Black preachers at...

Evan Forde, whose father was a high school science teacher, developed a love of science as a young boy, “I always wanted to be a...

Henry C. McBay was born in 1914 in Mexia, Texas, to Roberta Ransom and William Cecil McBay. His parents only had seventh-grade educations, but they...

Physicist Elmer S. Imes, an internationally recognized early authority on infrared spectroscopy, was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 12, 1883, the son of Benjamin...

Sickle cell disease is a group of disorders that affects hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that delivers oxygen to cells throughout the body....

Ophthalmologist Dr. Maurice F. Rabb, Jr., is internationally known for his pioneering work in cornea and retinal vascular diseases. He achieved many firsts as an...