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Date:1955-1989​ Who: Anne Easley​ Where : John Glenn research center, Cleveland, Ohio​ What: Annie Easley was an American computer scientist and accomplished mathematician who made critical contributions to NASA’s rocket systems and energy technologies. Easley developed and executed coding for a variety of critical projects. Her work was instrumental in the development of renewable energy projects.​ Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/general/annie-easley-computer-scientist/​ https://www.energy.gov/articles/five-fast-facts-about-rocket-scientist-annie-easley​ Nainiger, J. J., Burns, R. K., & Easley, A. J. (1982). Performance and operational economics estimates for a coal gasification combined-cycle cogeneration powerplant (No. E-1032).

Date: 1970s and 1980s​ Who: Gladys West (1930 - )​ Where: Dahlgren, Virginia​ What: Gladys West, an African American mathematician, played a pivotal role in the development of GPS technology through her work on mathematical modeling of the Earth's shape. In a field dominated by white men, her contributions to satellite geodesy advanced modern navigation systems significantly. West's career at the U.S. Naval Proving Ground spanned over four decades, and she was inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2018.​ Learn more:Gladys WEST (scientificwomen.net)​ https://ncwit.org/profile/gladys-west/​ Khadjavi, L., Malek-Madani, R., & Moore, T. Navigating an Uncharted Path: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Gladys B. West. NOTICES OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY, 68(3).​ West, G. B. (1979). Smoothing of Geos 3 satellite radar altimeter data. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 84(B8), 4055-4060.​

Date: 1960​ Who: Frank Greene​ Where: San Jose, California​ What: While serving in the U.S. Air Force as an Electronics Officer, Green developed high-performance computers for the NSA. He then began working for Fairchild Semiconductor, where he helped develop the patented memory chip design. He holds the patent for the integrated circuit that helped the company become a reckoning force in the semiconductor space.​ Learn more : Frank Greene, Jr.'s Biography (thehistorymakers.org)​

Date: 1749​ Who: Individual known as “Caesar"​ Where: Unkown city, South Carolina ​ What: 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​ Learn more: https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/36885/CH1.PDF?sequence=2 ​ Crowder, R. L. (1980). Black Physicians and the African Contribution to Medicine. The Western Journal of Black Studies, 4(1), 2.​ ​

Date:1946​ Who: Dr. Walter McAfee​ Where : Ore City, TX​ What: Walter Samuel McAfee was an American scientist and astronomer, notable for participating in the world's first lunar radar echo experiments with Project Diana.​ Learn more: https://www.monmouth.edu/university-advancement/mcafee/​

Date: 2017​ Who: GeAndra Imoudu​ Where: Charlotte , NC What: Imoudu founded the STEM Skool organization as a means for youth to receive education in a small group setting, with emphasis on STEM topics. STEM Skool has multiple sub-groups and locations.​

Date: 2011 Who: Kimberly Bryant​ Where: California​​ What: Bryant founded Black Girls Code to increase the representation of young black girls in technology and to give them a safe, encouraging space for them to purse their passion.​

Date:2010​​ Who: Nola Hylton​​ Where: California​​ What: Hylton is most known for helping her team make a breakthrough in MRI circa 1993. However, Hylton's lab also developed a software that uses dynamic contrast enhanced MRI to monitor tumor responses in real time.​

Date:1999​ Who: Mark E. Dean​ Where: Austin, Texas​ What: Computer scientist and engineer Mark Dean helped develop a number of landmark technologies for IBM, including the color PC monitor and the first gigahertz chip. The Gigahertz chip allowed computers to perform one billion calculations per second. He holds three of the IBM’s original nine patents for the personal com.​ Learn more :Mark Dean: The Man Behind the Computer You See Today! - BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect​ https://www.ibm.com/history/mark-dean​ Dean, M. (1982). How a computer should talk to people. IBM Systems Journal, 21(4), 424-453.​

Date: 1966​ Who: Marie Van Brittan Brown​ Where: Dahlgren, Virginia​ What: In 1966 Brown invented a system that used a camera that could slide into and look through four peepholes in her front door. Her invention was the first closed-circuit television security system that later became the bases for the Home security systems used today.​ Learn more: Marie van Brittan Brown | Lemelson (mit.edu)​ https://cst.princeton.edu/people/marie-van-brittan-brown​ https://awis.org/historical-women/marie-van-brittan-brown/​ Abu, M. A., Nordin, S. F., Suboh, M. Z., Yid, M. S. M., & Ramli, A. F. (2018). Design and development of home security systems based on internet of things via favoriot platform. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 13(2), 1253-1260.​

Date: 1864 – January 5, 1943​ Who: George Washington Carver​ Where: Tuskegee, Alabama​ What: George Washington Carver was a scientist and inventor who transformed agriculture in the south. Carver devised over 100 products using the peanut crop, including dyes, plastics and gasoline. In his role as a researcher at the Tuskegee institute he devised new methods of crop rotation and the development of alternative cash crops for farmers in areas heavily planted with cotton. ​ Learn more: George Washington Carver - Biography, Inventor, Scientist​ https://www.tuskegee.edu/support-tu/george-washington-carver​ https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/george-washington-carver​ Kremer, G. R. (Ed.). (2017). George Washington Carver: in his own words. University of Missouri Press.​

Onesimus Date: 1716​ Who: “Onesimus,” enslaved by Puritan minister Cotton Mather​ Where: Boston, Massachusetts ​ What: Onesimus’ knowledge of inoculation led to minimized deaths from smallpox in 1721 Boston​ Learn more here ​ ​