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David Crosthwait, Jr. Biography
David Crosthwait, Jr.engineer, inventorBorn: 1898Birthplace: Nashville, Tenn. David Crosthwait held numerous patents relating to heat transfer, ventilation, and air conditioni…Charles Henry Turner Biography
Charles Henry TurnerzoologistBorn: 1867Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Although he held a doctorate from the University of Chicago, zoologist Charles Henry Turner chose to teach …Maurice F. Rabb, Jr. Biography
Maurice F. Rabb, Jr.OphthalmologistBorn: 8/7/1932Birthplace: Kentucky Born in Kentucky, Maurice Rabb earned a B.S. in 1954, and an M.D. in 1958 from the University of Louisvill…James Warren Lee Biography
James Warren LeezoologistBorn: 1909Birthplace: New Orleans, La. After receiving a B.S. from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1931, New Orleans native James Warren Lee …James Ellis Lu Valle Biography
James Ellis Lu VallechemistBorn: 1912Birthplace: San Antonio, Tex. In addition to being a student leader at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where he earned…Virgil Garnett Trice, Jr. Biography
Virgil Garnett Trice, Jr.chemical engineerBorn: 2/3/1926Birthplace: Indianapolis, Ind. Virgil Trice earned both B.S. and M.S. degrees from Purdue University in 1945. He also r…Archibald Alphonso Alexander Biography
Archibald Alphonso Alexanderdesign and construction engineerBorn: 1888 A 1912 recipient of a civil engineering degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Archibald “Archie”…Herman Russell Branson Biography
Herman Russell BransonphysicistBorn: 1914Birthplace: Pocahontas, Va. As chair of the Department of Physics at Howard University, Herman Branson helped the scientific community gain n…Alain Locke
Alain Lockewriter, educatorBorn: 1886Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. In addition to his long list of academic honors, Locke is credited with helping to initiate and propel the H…Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume(Frizzell Gray)NAACP leaderBorn: 10/24/1948Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. Mfume became active in politics while a student at Morgan State University in Maryland. There…Trending
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