Black Girl Magic
a chemist who developed an injectable treatment for leprosy
Who is Alice Ball?
He invented the first electrical resistor, a part now used in many common devices, including computers and televisions
Who is Otis Boykin?
a mathematician who worked on the processing and analysis of satellite data that helped lead to the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS)
Who is Gladys West?
She worked on the Dayton Project, part of the Manhattan Project, a U.S. government atomic weapons research project during World War II.
Who is Carolyn Parker?
She led dozens of fugitive slaves to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
an ophthalmologist who developed laser technology used in treating cataracts
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
he carved a clock from wood (possibly the first clock in the U.S.) and he successfully predicted the 1789 solar eclipse
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
the first African American in space on the Challenger's eighth (STS-8) space shuttle mission (1983)
Who is Guion Bluford?
He performed the first open-heart surgery on a human in 1893.
Who is Daniel Hale Williams?
the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court
Who Ketanji Brown Jackson?
She was a chemist who studied the relationship between cholesterol and heart health
Who is Marie Daly?
he co-discovered the alpha helix protein structure and conducted research on sickle cell anemia
Who is Herman Branson?
The first female self-made millionaire in America, made her fortune thanks to her homemade line of hair care products for Black women
Who is Madam CJ Walker?
He is known for his synthesis of cortisone, hormones, and other products from soybeans.
Who is Percy Julian?
He became the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era
Who is Jackie Robinson?
She was a computer scientist and mathematician. She was part of the group of "human computers, taught herself FORTRAN and became part of NASA's Analysis and Computation Division.
Who is Dorothy Vaughan?
He was an entomologist and zoologist. Turner's research proved that insects can hear.
Who is Charles Henry Turner?
He invented a lubrication device to make railroad operations more efficient.
A Black scientist and inventor famous for his work with the peanut; he invented more than 300 products involving the crop, including dyes, plastics, and gasoline
Who is George Washington Carver?
The first African American President in USA
Who is President Barack Obama?
She was the first African American woman in space on the Endeavour space shuttle
Who is Mae Jemison?
He developed ways to use and preserve blood plasma that helped save lives during World War II and later became the model used for blood banks
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
A neurosurgeon who performed the first successful separation of conjoined twins who were attached at the back of the head
Who is Dr. Ben Carson?
was a bacteriologist whose research included tuberculosis, blood types and race, bacteria and cavities, and how gut microorganisms react to antibiotics
Who is Ruth Ella Moore?
The first kids to integrate the segregated schools in Arkansas.
The Little Rock Nine