George W. Reed Jr
Born in Washington, D.C. on September 25, 1920, George W. Reed Jr. spent his entire career as a chemist specializing in a variety of fields...
Category : Science – Technology
William Knox
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Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on January 5, 1904, William Knox is remembered for two achievements. He was among a handful of black scientists to...
Sarah Marinda Loguen Fraser
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Sarah Marinda Loguen Fraser, born in 1850 in Syracuse, New York, was a remarkable African American woman who made significant contributions to education and medicine...
Emma Rochelle Wheeler
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Born in Gainesville, Florida on February 7, 1882, Emma Rochelle Wheeler gained an interest in medicine at the young age of six after her father...
Henry Binga Dismond
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Henry Binga Dismond, a star athlete, medical device inventor, pioneering physician, and poet, was born on December 27, 1891, in Richmond, Virginia to Dr. Samuel...
Dr. Emory Hestus Holmes
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Dr. Emory Hestus Holmes was an African-American physician and civil rights activist. He was born on September 8, 1873, in Washington County, Texas, and died...
George Albert Flippin
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George Albert Flippin, a remarkable figure in the history of Nebraska, was born in Port Isabelle, Ohio on February 8, 1868. His parents were Charles...
Stephanie Diana Wilson
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Stephanie Diana Wilson is an American astronaut who was born on September 27, 1966, in Boston, Massachusetts. She is an accomplished engineer and pilot who...
Warren Elliot Henry
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Warren Elliot Henry was born in Evergreen, Alabama, on a peanut farm where George Washington Carver lived and did research during the summer months. Both...
Wesley L. Harris
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Aerospace engineer Wesley L. Harris was born in Richmond, Virginia on October 29, 1941. His parents, William Harris and Rosa Harris worked in Richmond’s tobacco...