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Black Scientists
Edward Alexander BOUCHET: The first Black physicist of the modern era
Edward Alexander Bouchet was born on September 15, 1852, in New Haven, Connecticut. He was the last of Susan and…
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Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman to go into space
Mae Carol Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama on October 17, 1956; She is the youngest of three children of…
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Garrett Morgan: the inventor of traffic light and gas mask
Garrett Augustus Morgan, one of the most successful black inventors of all time, created two major inventions that today protect…
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Norbert RILLIEUX, the famous inventor and chemist
Norbert RILLIEUX was born on March 17, 1806, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a French father ( planter and inventor)…
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Granville Woods, the black inventor
Granville Tailer Woods (born April 23, 1856, Columbus, Ohio, USA and died January 30, 1910, New York City, New York,…
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