Download or read book African Americans in Science Math and Invention written by Ray Spangenburg and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The astronauts, physicists, chemists, biologists, agriculture specialists, and others who have dedicated their lives to improving humankind's knowledge and understanding of the universe through science, math, and invention are.
Download or read book Contributions of African American Scientists to the Fields of Science Medicine and Inventions Second Edition written by Robert B. Sanders and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 1035 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientists included in this book represent the fields of biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, dentistry, engineering, entomology, genetics, geology, mathematics, medicine, nursing, physics, psychology, sociology, zoology, and inventions. Described here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science, including inventions. These individuals have contributed in large and small ways that might have been overlooked when chronicling the history of science. All individuals included here were listed in the published literature. The author conducted no interviews, and no suggestions were accepted solely on the basis of hearsay. There is no intent to be all-inclusive. The selections were strictly the author's. Many important contributions have been omitted, especially those of recent years, because a limit had to be set. This book shows that African Americans made many contributions to the sciences, medicine, education, and inventions as slaves, as freed persons, and as immigrants. They made contributions during the period of slavery, segregation, sharecropping and the modern era. Their contributions had and continue to have an impact on the economy of the United States, and the convenience, education, health, safety, security, and welfare of its citizens. These contributors improved the economic well-being of individuals and groups of individuals. They saved lives, improved the health of people, alleviated much pain and suffering, and raised the levels of education and knowledge. The activities and deeds of George Washington Carver, Ernest Everett Just, Percy Lavon Julian, and Charles Richard Drew, who are arguably the greatest of the African American scientists and who have made great contributions, exemplify these characteristics. Some of their research, creations, and contributions will have an influence--at home and abroad--well into the future.
Download or read book Contributions of African American Scientists to the Fields of Science Medicine and Inventions written by Robert B. Sanders and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientists included in this book represent the fields of biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, dentistry, engineering, entomology, genetics, geology, mathematics, medicine, nursing, physics, psychology, sociology, zoology, and inventions. Described here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science including inventions. These individuals have contributed in large and small ways that might have been overlooked when chronicling the history of science.
Download or read book Contributions of African American Scientists to the Field s of Science Medicine and Inventions written by Robert B. Sanders and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientists included in this book represent the fields of biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, dentistry, engineering, entomology, genetics, geology, mathematics, medicine, nursing, physics, psychology, sociology, zoology, and inventions. Described here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science including inventions. These individuals have contributed in large and small ways that might have been overlooked when chronicling the history of science.
Download or read book Blacks and Science Volume Three written by Robin Walker and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did YOU know that a camera invented by a Black astrophysicist was used during the Apollo 16 space mission to collect ultraviolet images photographed from the moon?In fact did you know any of the following facts?• An early eighteenth century Virginia slave developed effective treatments against skin and venereal disease. In fact: 'His work was so outstanding that in 1729 the Virginia Legislature bought him from his owner, thus freeing him from slavery, to practice medicine exclusively'• Astronomical works by a late eighteenth century Black mathematician and astronomer were widely read and 'became a household staple in early America along with the Bible'• A nineteenth century African American blacksmith patented an invention described as 'the most important single invention in the whole history of whaling'• A nineteenth century inventor of Black South American heritage created such a revolution in the shoe industry, that it was said of him: 'What Edison is to artificial lighting, [he] is to footwear'• By 1913, African Americans held around 1,000 patents for various inventions in household goods, industrial machinery, transportation, electricity and chemical compounds• A Black physicist extended the Quantum Theory in the 1920s• Henry Ford described a Black botanist in the 1930s as 'the greatest living scientist'• Another Black chemist invented synthetic cortisone, an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis that broke the monopoly that European chemists had on the production of sterols• Twelve Black scientists and mathematicians worked on the Manhattan Project, i.e. the American nuclear bomb project, during World War II• A Black surgeon headed the blood bank system of the US and the UK during World War II• The research of a Black physicist and inventor of the 1960s may hold a key to addressing the main concerns of our times – dwindling sources of useable energy, rising energy costs, and increasing demand for energyFor too many people, it may be the first time that they had ever encountered such information. This is unfortunate. I believe that African and African Diasporan science history is a subject that has had too little attention paid to it. Some important writers have ventured into the field; Professor Ivan Van Sertima and his team, Mr J. A. Rogers, Mr Samuel Kennedy Yeboah, Dr Louis Haber, and Mr Hunter Havelin Adams III. My work synthesises and updates their findings. I also present the data in an easy to digest, bite-size way.This book is a general introduction to the role played by the African Americans in the evolution of the Space Sciences, Invention, Mathematics & Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Botany & Zoology, and Medicine & Surgery.
Download or read book Blacks in Science and Medicine written by Vivian O. Sammons and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1990 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new reference gathers some 1500 blacks who have made contributions to various scientific disciplines. Each entry gives birth/death dates, major speciality, education, and organizational affiliations. Inventions are also listed according to the individual holding the patent.
Download or read book The Inventor That I Am Second Edition written by Ronnette Curls and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-05 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is so much more important history to celebrate. Join me, as I honor the African-Amer- ican women and men who created these historical inventions. In this book you will nd a listof black inventors and scientists, as well as the patents accredited to many African-Americans who invented items of value or who made scienti c discoveries in the course of their lives. This book focuses on the ingenuity and accomplishments of black inventors dating more than 200 years ago. The book includes information for parents, children, and students to perform their own search of Black History. This book includes a list of 300 products that George Washing- ton Carver produced from one plant--the peanut. Additionally, I have included a Black/Afri- can-American Inventors Patent and Invention Index. The indexed inventions range from practi- cal everyday devices to applications and scienti c discoveries in diverse elds, including physics, biology, mathematics, medicine, and nuclear and space sciences. This book is lled with surpris- es and is guaranteed to amaze you!
Download or read book African Americans in Science Mathematics Medicine and Invention written by Omobowale Ayorinde and published by . This book was released on 1995-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economic and social impact of many contributions made by Africans and African Americans in the fields of science, medicine and invention.
Download or read book African American Firsts in Science Technology written by Raymond B. Webster and published by Gale Research International, Limited. This book was released on 1999 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents capsule accounts of notable first achievements by African Americans, arranged in the categories "Agriculture and Everyday Life, " "Dentistry and Nursing, " "Life Science, " "Math and Engineering, " "Medicine, " "Physical Science, " and "Transportation."
Download or read book African Americans in Science written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author surveys the history of African Americans in the sciences. Europeans had experience with a few black scientists from the early 18th century, though because American scientists of the time were less advanced and free blacks typically pursued education in medicine or invention rather than pure scientist, Benjamin Banneker in the late 18th century was the only African American engaged in pure science until the end of the Civil War. Following emancipation, black colleges and universities sprang up to provide systematic education to freed blacks, although scientific education was a low priority. Not until the early twentieth century did a group of black scientists emerge who received PhDs from major white universities, pursued science at the research level, and published in the leading scientific journals of the day. The Second World War brought some public notice to black scientists, and after the war, a few white universities did begin to open up opportunities for blacks on their faculty as well as for blacks seeking graduate training within the departments. The author overviews the increasing numbers of and opportunities for African American scientists in the second half of the 20th century, but details the many educational and other barriers that continue to keep African Americans very underrepresented in the sciences. Manning examines the role of African Americans in evaluating and challenging scientific theories of race, from cranial and physical theories to eugenics and genetic analysis. Following the essay, a bibliography of recommended reading, a chronology of events from 1753 to 1995, and a glossary are presented.
Download or read book Distinguished African American Scientists of the 20th Century written by James H. Kessler and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1996-01-08 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From George Washington Carver to Dr. Mae Jemison, African Americans have been making outstanding contributions in the field of science. This unique resource goes beyond the headlines in chronicling not just the scientific achievements but also the lives of 100 remarkable men and women. Each biography provides an absorbing account of the scientist's struggles, which often included overcoming prejudice, as they pursued their educational and professional goals.
Download or read book Technology and the African American Experience written by Bruce Sinclair and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intersection of race and technology: blackcreativity and the economic and social functions of the myth ofdisengenuity.
Download or read book African and African American Science and Invention written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black Excellence in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics written by Rufus Jimerson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-20 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 of 1, presents Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mechanical (STEM) programs for the next generation that make a difference and travels to its cosmic origins, agenda, and alleged intervention through the ages. The history of our intellectual genius was suppressed and systemically discredited after the Aryan world invasion through African slavery in America and Jim Crow Era. Regardless, black minds continued to contribute to invention and technological progress irrespective of racial barriers by law and custom. Today, in the Age of Trump, these barriers are being systemically reinforced through court decisions rolling back our civil rights, cuts and underfunding of educational programs to develop competitive and great black minds in science, engineering, and other technological fields. Science is under duress by climate change deniers and white identity evangelism. Funding for career and technical education have been cut to facilitate donor-driven tax cuts for the wealthy and overfunded the military industrial complex. The worst cut by the Trump administration may be ensuring that diversity in science education and employment is maintained. Underrepresented minorities are again targets to increased exclusion from opportunities to engage in new discoveries and innovations on a global scale. Despite these efforts to reinforce white supremacy, the legacy of discoveries and inventions by innovators regardless of color, religion, gender, etc., prevail. Many of their accomplishments have been denied recognition. This book gives black contributors to STEM some of the credit they deserve. After recognizing award winning programs to ensure diversity in STEM given by colleges and universities, the book ties the genius displayed to its cosmic origins. Examined is whether the inhabitants of earth are part of the cosmic agenda. The book looks at Dogon legends of contact between their ancestors and extraterrestrials. The Dogon are cited as having taught early Egyptians, referred by inhabitants as Kemet or Land of the Blacks, their advanced civilization. A connection to Anunnaki, one of the Star People, is perused. Archeological evidence of the extraction of uranium ore in South Africa by an advanced civilization over 500,000 years ago is reviewed. The origin of our DNA, language, and civilization is traced to this continent. The connection to Star People from Orion is detailed. Dogon knowledge of String theory and the Big Bang theory is reviewed. Covered is how African hegemony seeded ancient civilization throughout the world, including Asia and the Americas. Included in this volume, is unsung black scientists, like their ancestors, who have made a difference in our society which has been historically hostile to people of color. Many of these groundbreaking inventors broke ground in racially separate society with steep barriers against their intellectual work. Inventors ranged from Thomas Jennings, Henry Blair and Norbert Rillieux through Hidden Figures in the Race for Space and Gerald Anderson Lawson, inventor of the first home game console. Also included i8n this volume is the story of Dr. Charles Drew who is responsible for creating the blood plasma that saved thousands of lives during World War II. These and other significant contributions by African-Americans to our progress is highlighted.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1994-07 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black Women Scientists in the United States written by Wini Warren and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographical information includes women in the fields of anatomy, astronautics and space science, anthropology, biochemistry, biology, botany, chemistry, geology, marine biology, mathematics, medicine, nutrition, pharmacology, psychology, physics, and zoology.
Download or read book African Americans Do Science written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a directory of resources related to African-American contributions to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. Links to databases, biographies, articles, and essays, compiled by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse For Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education.
