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Vivien Thomas (1910-1985): The Surgical Technician Who Revolutionized Cardiac Surgery
Vivien Theodore Thomas was born on August 29, 1910, in New Iberia, Louisiana. Raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Thomas grew up…
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Emmett Chappelle (1925-2019): Biochemist and NASA Scientist Who Revolutionized Life Detection
Emmett William Chappelle was born on October 24, 1925, in Phoenix, Arizona. He grew up on a small farm where…
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Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924-2023): A Trailblazer in Mathematics and Space Science
Evelyn Boyd Granville was born on May 1, 1924, in Washington, D.C. Raised during the Great Depression, she grew up…
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Mark Dean: Innovator Behind the Personal Computer Revolution
Mark E. Dean was born on March 2, 1957, in Jefferson City, Tennessee. From a young age, Dean showed an…
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Charles Henry Turner (1867-1923): Pioneering African American Zoologist and Animal Behaviorist
Charles Henry Turner was born on February 3, 1867, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the son of Thomas Turner, a…
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Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941): A Trailblazer in Cell Biology
Ernest Everett Just was born on August 14, 1883, in Charleston, South Carolina. He was raised by his mother, Mary…
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Charles Drew (1904-1950): The Pioneer of Blood Plasma Preservation
Charles Richard Drew was born on June 3, 1904, in Washington, D.C. He was the eldest of five children in…
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Oshiorenayo Agabi : an Adventure of Bioelectronics in Silicon Valley
The Nigerian Oshiorenayo Agabi is successfully pursuing an international career in Silicon Valley in bioelectronics. “Only 6 of the 15…
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Arielle Kitio, programming to help fight tuberculosis
Arielle Kitio, who is completing her PhD in “Applied Software Engineering” at Yaounde University 1, is studying the epidemiological surveillance…
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Peter Ngene, Nigerian specialist in nanomaterials in the Netherlands
At 39, Nigerian Peter Ngene is hoping for a renewal of his contract at the University of Utrecht (Netherlands), which…
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