Education
Earned a degree in agricultural science
George Washington Carver
Developed synthetic cortisone and pioneered chemical synthesis
Percy Lavon Julian
George Washington Carver
Acoustical science
James Edward Maceo
Helped with the development of the GPS
Gladys West
Had an education up to 6th grade
Garret A Morgan
Madam Cj Walker
Orphaned at seven years old
Madam C.J. Walker
Mathematics
Gladys Mae West
The first documented successful open-heart surgery in the United States
Daniel Hale Williams
Earned a degree in physics and astrophysics
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Likes anthropology, evolution, and astronomy
Mae Jameson
Attended school and tended a family farm
Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr.
Astrophysics
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Co-Inventor of the foil electret microphone
Studied chemical engineering and medicine
Mae Jameson
Invented the Super Soaker
Lonnie Johnson
he did well in school even though there was no public high school for African Americans
Percy Lavon Julian
Percy Lavon Julian
Pioneered crop rotation to restore nitrogen to the soil, which helped farmers and the region recover.
George Washington Carver
Earned a medical degree from Chicago Medical School
Daniel Hale Williams
Her mom worked at a tobacco factory and her dad worked for the railroad.
Gladys West
Loved space at a young age
Mae Jemison
Open-heart surgery
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Famous for hair care products and becoming one of the first black women millionaires
Madam Cj Walker