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2017 Innovating Water Access for Off-Grid Communities

2017 Innovating Water Access for Off-Grid Communities

1528 Moroccan Berber enslaved by the Spanish, also known as Esteban the Moor

Estevanico's contributions to exploration provided critical information about the geography and indigenous peoples of North America, aiding subsequent explorations and settlements. 

1528 Moroccan Berber enslaved by the Spanish, also known as Esteban the Moor

Mar 17, 2023

1716 Black Mind Behind inoculation ​

Onesimus,” enslaved by Puritan minister Cotton Mather.

1716 Black Mind Behind inoculation ​

Mar 21, 2023

1729 Black Man’s Medical Knowledge Devises Treatment For STDs, Skin

Due to his early effective treatment of skin and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), Virginia legislature freed Papan so he could practice medicine.

1729 Black Man’s Medical Knowledge Devises Treatment For STDs, Skin

Mar 22, 2023

1749 Early Black Toxicologist

Received his freedom and 100 pounds per year for life from the South Carolina House of Assembly for revealing his cure for poisons and rattlesnake bites.

1749 Early Black Toxicologist

Mar 19, 2023

1864 The Peanut Genius​

George Washington Carver was a scientist and inventor who transformed agriculture in the south.

1864  The Peanut Genius​

1920  Improvements in Infrared Spectrometers

Imes’ advancements in infrared spectroscopy improved the accuracy of measuring infrared light, contributing to developments in rocket engines and chemical lasers.

1920  Improvements in Infrared Spectrometers

1929 Researcher and Metallurgist

Parsons' research in metallurgy resulted in significant advancements in material science.

1929  Researcher and Metallurgist

Mar 18, 2023

1930 Pioneer In The Chemical Synthesis Of Medicinal Drugs From Plants​

Dr. Percy Julian went to Vienna, Austria for his doctoral studies where he worked with a colleague to complete the first total synthesis of physostigmine which has been used in the treatment of glaucoma since the end of the 19th century Content.

1930 Pioneer In The Chemical Synthesis Of Medicinal Drugs From Plants​

1940s & 1950s An Innovator In The Field Of Cancer Researc

Jane C. Wright was a pioneering cancer researcher and surgeon who made significant contributions to chemotherapy.

1940s & 1950s An Innovator In The Field Of Cancer Researc

1944 Black Pioneer in Cardiac surgery​

Vivien Thomas was an American Laboratory Supervisor who developed a procedure to treat cyanotic heart disease. His contributions helped treat a potentially fatal congenital cardiac abnormality

1944  Black Pioneer in Cardiac surgery​

1946 The Moon Man​

Walter Samuel McAfee was an American scientist and astronomer notable for participating in the world's first lunar radar echo experiments with Project Diana.

1946 The Moon Man​

Trailblazing Geologist

Trailblazing Geologist

1958 One Of The First Black Employees At NASA​

Annie Easley was an American computer scientist and accomplished mathematician who made critical contributions to NASA’s rocket systems and energy technologies.  

1958 One Of The First Black Employees At NASA​

1960 Black Woman Discovers Lifestyle Can Affect Heart Health

Dr. Marie M. Daly was a biochemist and the first Black woman to obtain a Ph.D.

1960 Black Woman Discovers Lifestyle Can Affect Heart Health

1960 A Semiconductor Pioneer ​

Frank S. Greene Jr. was an American scientist and venture capitalist.

1960 A Semiconductor Pioneer ​

1964 Natural treatment for Bilharziasis

Aklilu Lemma was an Ethiopian doctor and Pathobiologist who discovered a natural treatment against bilharzia, a debilitating and eventually fatal illness.

1964 Natural treatment for Bilharziasis

1965-2005
Man of Many Firsts at NASA​

Dr. Julian Manly Earls became NASA's first black section head, first black office chief, first black division chief, first black deputy director, and NASA's second black center director

1965-2005
  Man of Many Firsts at NASA​

1966 African American Nurse Makes Homes Safer

Marie Van Brittan Brown invented a system that used a camera that could slide into and look through four peepholes in her front door.

1966 African American Nurse Makes Homes Safer

1970s &1980s Black Women Who Helped Create The GPS

Gladys West, African American mathematician whose work was crucial to the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS).

1970s &1980s  Black Women Who Helped Create The GPS

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