Black Inventors & Scientists

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  • 9 African-American Inventors.
    This informative series pays tribute to America's multicultural heritage -- and to the long history of achievement by African-Americans in science and technology.

  • African-American Inventors (Black Stars Series).
    Bringing the struggle, passion and empowerment of the black experience to young readers, "African American Inventors" introduces children to the dreamers whose ideas and ingenuity changed the way we live. Ages 10-14.

  • African-American Inventors.
    Brief biographical profiles of five African American inventors.

  • African-American Scientists.
    Examines the lives and achievements of African-American scientists from colonial days to the present, including Benjamin Banneker, George Washington Carver, and several black astronauts.

  • American Inventors of the 20th Century.
    Includes: William Lear, Philo Famsworth, Beatrice Kenner, Gertrude Belle Elion, Gordon Gould, Charles Ginsburg. Robert Shumey, Jack Kilby, Stephanie Kwolek, and Lonnie Hohnson.

  • Black Inventors.

  • Black Pioneers of Science and Invention.
    A readable, perceptive account of the lives of fourteen gifted black Americans who have played important roles in this country s scientific and industrial progress.

  • Black Scientists.
    Profiles Afro-Americans who made important contributions to science despite racial prejudice and institutional barriers to black education and achievement.

  • Five Notable Inventors.
    Follows five inventors: Elijah "the real" McCoy, machinery oiling equipment; Madame C.J. Walker, hair products for black women; Granville Woods, electrical signal system for trains; Garrett Morgan, gas masks and traffic signals; and Jan Matzeliger, shoe last machinery.

  • Outward Dreams: Black Inventors and Their Inventions.
    The art of invention knows no color. But in the early days, patents for new inventions were not available to blacks. Until they were considered citizens, black inventors were ignored, or their masters took credit for their discoveries.

  • Pioneers of Discovery.
    Benjamin Banneker, James Beckwourth, Guion Bluford, George Washington Carver, Charles Drew, Matthew Henson, Ernest Everett Just, and Lewis Latimer.

  • A Salute to Black Inventors.
    Presents information about more than seventy inventions and the Black inventors associated with them.

  • Women Inventors.

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