Awards & Peace Prize
Who was the first African-American women to be awarded a Ph.D in zoology ?
Roger Arliner Young, the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate in Zoology in 1940
Who invented and produced the modern way of making sugar ?
Norbert Rillieux
who discovered over 300 different uses for peanuts – including making cooking oil, axle grease and printer's ink?
George Washington Carver
Who led the movement to end segregation and counter prejudice in the United States through the means of peaceful protest ?
Martin Luther King Jr
Who is best known for inventing the pressing comb and a conditioner for straightening hair ?
Madam C.J. Walker invented the straightening comb
who designed an indoor heating system ?
Alice H. Parker
This person earned her pilot's license .
Bessie Coleman
Who made the first American clock ?
Benjamin Banneker
His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for light bulbs, and an improved toilet system for railroad cars.
Lewis Howard Latimer
This person was a doctor and medical researcher whose pioneering research into blood helped save thousands of lives during World War II
Charles Drew
Who created a device called "Induction Telegraph" ?
Granville Woods