historiography

A biography of the son of former slaves who received a Ph.D. in history from Harvard and devoted his life to bringing the achievements of his race to the world's attention.

Relates the stories of twenty-two of the most significant scientific discoveries of the twentieth century, from Max Planck's discovery of the quantum in 1900, to Paul Berg's discovery of recombinant DNA in 1972, and includes reprints of the original papers announcing the findings.

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the man who first pioneered the study of black history.