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Who designed the Tidal Basin Bridge in
Washington, D.C. He also designed the Whitehurst
Freeway in the Washington, DC area.
Archibald Alexander
I was the nation’s 1 st African American Psychiatrist
and Neurologist. Who am I?
Solomon Carter Fuller
She attended Howard University and received her
Ph.D in Zoology in 1940 from the University of
Pennsylvania. Who is she?
Roger Arline Young
Which African American physician was referred to
as “The principal historian of the Negro in
medicine” in1970?
W. Montaue Cobb
She was the 1st African American woman in the US
to earn her Ph.D. in Pharmacology and the 1 st to
chair the United States Department of
Pharmacology in 1988. Who was she?
Delores Cooper Shockley
Who invented the electron microscope?
John Coleman
Who was the 1st African American member of the
US Atomic Energy Commission?
Samuel Nabrit
I was an African American Astronaut; in 1984, my
space mission was never completed. My mission
ended with the explosion of our space shuttle.
What is my name?
Ronald McNair
He was a leading researcher in the field of blood
plasma preservation. He also led a massive blood
donation drive during WWII. What is his name?
Charles Drew
I joined NASA in 1977 as a remote sensing Scientist.
I assisted with developing a method of detecting
bacteria in water. Who am I?
Emmett Chappelle
Who invented the disposable syringe?
Phil Brooks
I was the 1 st African American in history to have
earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry. Who am I?
St. Elmo Brady
Who was a noted authority on the behavior of
insects and the 1st researcher to prove that insects
can hear?
Charles Henry Turner
Who is the 2nd African American woman to
graduate from Medical school in 1867? She also
taught hygiene and childcare to families in poor
sections of New York.
Rebecca Cole
What is the name of the 2nd oldest Medical school
for African Americans? It was established in 1876,
and it is located in Nashville, Tennessee.
Meharry Medical College
He was the only African American on Thomas
Edison’s Science team?
Lewis H. Latimer
My most famous achievement is the synthesis of
Cortisone, used to treat Arthritis and other
inflammatory diseases. Who am I?
Percy L. Julian
Who was the 1st African American woman to
perform open heart surgery?
Myra Adele Logan
He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and he
was the first African American to get his Ph.D. in
1876. What is his name?
Edward Alexander Bouchet
Who is best known for publishing an Almanac
based on his astronomical calculations?
Benjamin Banneker
I synthesized (created) the drug used in the
treatment of Glaucoma. Who am I?
Percy Lavon Julian
I was born in 1891, and I am the 1 st African
American nurse licensed in Kentucky. Who am I?
Mary Eliza Merritt
Who was the 1 st accredited African American
physician in the United States?
James Derham
Born in Nigeria, I became an expert in mathematics,
physics, and astronomy. I won the Electrical
Engineers’ Gordon Bell Prize in 1989 for an
experiment used to process the world’s fastest
computations. My computers are currently being
used to forecast the weather and predict future
global warming. Who am I?
Philip Emeagwali
I invented the heart pacemaker machine. Who am
I?
Otis Boykin