Black Pioneers of Science and InventionA readable, perceptive account of the lives of fourteen gifted innovators who have played important roles in scientific and industrial progress. The achievements of Benjamin Banneker, Granville T. Woods, George Washington Carver, and others have made jobs easier, saved countless lives, and in many cases, altered the course of history. Includes a bibliography and an index. |
Contents
NORBERT RILLIEUX | 20 |
JAN EARNST MATZELIGER | 36 |
ELIJAH MCCOY | 51 |
GRANVILLE T WOODS | 60 |
LEWIS HOWARD LATIMER | 71 |
GARRETT A MORGAN | 88 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER | 104 |
PERCY LAVON JULIAN | 122 |
LLOYD A HALL | 146 |
ERNEST EVERETT JUST | 161 |
DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS | 176 |
LOUIS TOMPKINS WRIGHT | 201 |
CHARLES RICHARD DREW | 219 |
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