USA
-
Black Scientists
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…
Read More » -
Black Scientists
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…
Read More » -
Black Scientists
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…
Read More » -
Black Scientists
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…
Read More » -
Biology
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…
Read More » -
Black Scientists
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…
Read More » -
Black Scientists
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…
Read More » -
Black Scientists
George Washington Carver, the agricultural scientist
George Washington Carver was an American botanist, agronomist, and inventor, born on January 1, 1864 near Diamond Grove, Missouri and…
Read More » -
Black Scientists
Alice Ball, the first woman to graduate from the University of Hawaii
Alice Augusta Ball (born July 24, 1892 – died December 31, 1916) is an American chemist. She is best known…
Read More » -
Astronomy
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Mister Universe
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist born on October 5, 1958 in New York. Since 1996, he has been…
Read More »