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Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Bannekermathematician, astronomer, surveyorBorn: 11/9/1731Birthplace: Ellicott's Mills, Md. Benjamin Banneker has been called the first African American intellectual. …George Washington Carver Biography
George Washington Carvereducator, scientistBorn: 1864Birthplace: Diamond Grove, Mo. After a university in Kansas refused to admit him because he was African American, George Wa…Emmett W. Chappelle Biography
Emmett W. ChappellebiochemistBorn: 10/25/1925Birthplace: Phoenix, Ariz. Emmett W. Chappelle earned a B.S. degree from the University of California in 1950, and from 1950 to 195…Jewel Plummer Cobb Biography
Jewel Plummer Cobbbiologist, physiologistBorn: 1/17/1924Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Jewel Plummer Cobb has had wide-ranging influence in the sciences. Awarded a Ph.D. in cell phy…Clarence L. Elder Biography
Clarence L. Elderengineer and inventorBorn: 1935Birthplace: Georgia A native of Georgia, Clarence Elder founded Elder Systems Incorporated, a research and development company l…Lloyd Augustus Hall Biography
Lloyd Augustus HallchemistBorn: 6/20/1894Birthplace: Elgin, Ill. Lloyd Augustus Hall's work in chemistry revolutionized the meatpacking industry. Before accepting a position as…Samuel Elmer Imes Biography
Samuel Elmer Imeschemist, physicistBorn: 10/12/1883Birthplace: Memphis, Tenn. In 1918, Samuel Elmer Imes became only the second African American to earn a doctorate in physics.…Mae C. Jemison Biography
Mae C. Jemisonphysician, astronautBorn: 10/17/1956Birthplace: Decatur, Ala. Astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to enter space when she served on the …Percy Lavon Julian Biography
Percy Lavon JulianchemistBorn: 4/11/1899Birthplace: Montgomery, Ala. In addition to an extensive teaching career at such colleges as DePauw University, which would not offer hi…Ernest Everett Just Biography
Ernest Everett Justbiologist, educatorBorn: 8/14/1883Birthplace: Charleston, S.C. Although he was born in the segregated conditions of the South, Ernest Everett Just became one…Trending
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