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The Moon Man
Date:1946 Who: Dr. Walter McAfee Where : Ore City, TX What: Walter Samuel McAfee was an American scientist and astronomer, notable for...
A Semiconductor Pioneer
Date: 1960 Who: Frank Greene Where: San Jose, California What: While serving in the U.S. Air Force as an Electronics Officer, Green...
The Black Women Who Helped Create the GPS
Date: 1970s and 1980s Who: Gladys West (1930 - ) Where: Dahlgren, Virginia What: Gladys West, an African American mathematician,...
One of the First Black Employees at NASA
Date:1955-1989 Who: Anne Easley Where : John Glenn research center, Cleveland, Ohio What: Annie Easley was an American computer...
Founder of STEM Skool, Inc.
Date: 2017 Who: GeAndra Imoudu Where: Charlotte , NC What: Imoudu founded the STEM Skool organization as a means for youth to receive...
Founding Director of Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab
Date: 2013 Who: Ruha Benjamin Where: New Jersey What: In addition to being the founding director of the Ida B. Wells JUST Data Lab,...
Founder of Black Girls Code
Date: 2011 Who: Kimberly Bryant Where: California What: Bryant founded Black Girls Code to increase the representation of young black...
Aided in Breakthroughs in MRI
Date:2010 Who: Nola Hylton Where: California What: Hylton is most known for helping her team make a breakthrough in MRI circa 1993....
Inventor of the Text-to-Donatesystem
Date: 2005 Who: Marian Croak Where: N/A Croak is most known for creating VoIP in the late 1900s. However, she is also known for...
Innovator in Multicore Processors
Date: Afara Web Systems – 2000 Migo – 2014 SambaNova – 2017 Who: Kunle Olukotun Where: Mostly based in California What: Innovator...
Faster Computers
Date:1999 Who: Mark E. Dean Where: Austin, Texas What: Computer scientist and engineer Mark Dean helped develop a number of landmark...
First Black Woman in Space
Date:1992 Who: Mae Jemison Where: Outer space What: A doctor and engineer, Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to...
The Father of The Search Engine
Date: 1990 Who: Alan Emtage Where: McGill university, Montreal, Canada What: During his role as a systems administrator for the school...
Black Doctor Devises Innovative Eye Surgery Equipment
Date: 1986 Who: Patricia Era Bath Where: Los Angeles, California What: The first African American to finish a residency in...
The Man Behind Africa’s Largest Gene Bank
Date: 1979-1993 Who: Melaku Worede Where: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia What: Melaku Worede was a conservationist and agronomist from...
First Black Woman to Receive a Doctorate From MIT
Date: 1973 Who: Shirley Ann Jackson Where: Boston, Massachusetts What: Shirley Ann Jackson is an American scientist and theoretical...
African American Nurse MakesHomes Safer
Date: 1966 Who: Marie Van Brittan Brown Where: Dahlgren, Virginia What: In 1966 Brown invented a system that used a camera that could...
Man of Many Firsts at NASA
Date: 1965-2005 Who: Julian Manly Earls Where: Glenn research center, Brooks Park, Ohio What: Julian Manly Earls is a NASA physicist...
Natural Treatment for Bilharziasis
Date: 1964 Who: Aklilu Lemma Where: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia What: Aklilu Lemma was an Ethiopian doctor and Pathobiologist who discovered...
Black Woman Discovers Lifestyle Can Affect Heart Health
Date: 1958 Who: Marie M. Daly Where: Columbia University, New York City What: Dr. Marie M. Daly was a biochemist and the first Black...
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