african american scientists

Provides brief information about the lives and accomplishments of a selection of African-American scientists, including both men and women; and includes a partial listing of additional scientists not mentioned in the text.

Presents brief biographical sketches of eighteen black Americans who made significant contributions to science and technology in America during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Traces specific ways nonstandard English usage can lead to nonunderstanding and misunderstanding for African-American students.

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.".

Describes the early lives and notable achievements of five black scientists, Susan McKinney Steward, George Washington Carver, Ernest Everett Just, Percy Lavon Julian, and Shirley Ann Jackson.

Chronicles the life of eighteenth-century African-American astronomer, mathematician, inventor, and writer Benjamin Banneker.

Story of the correspondence between Benjamin Banneker, a free black man, who wrote to Thomas Jefferson to tell him how he felt about Jefferson owning slaves.

Profiles African Americans who made important contributions to science despite racial prejudice and institutional barriers to black education and achievement.

Examines the lives and achievements of seven Black Americans who left their mark through scientific work.

A biography of the eighteenth-century African-American who taught himself mathematics and astronomy and helped survey what would become Washington, D.C.