Benjamin Banneker (1761-1806)
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Benjamin Banneker was born in Maryland on November 9, 1731. He is often known as the “First African American Scientist.” He built a working wooden clock that kept accurate time and struck the hours for over 50 years. Banneker studied astronomy and he published an almanac. “Benjamin Banneker’s Almanac” was a top seller from [...]
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George Washington Carver (1860-1943)
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George Washington Carver was born in 1860. Born of slave parents in Diamond Grove, Missouri, Carver was rescued from Confederate kidnappers as an infant.
At Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute for Negroes, Carver developed his famous crop rotation method. Nitrate producing legumes like peanuts were planted during alternate years. The peanuts put nutrients back in [...]
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Elijah McCoy (1843-1929)
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Elijah McCoy was born May 2, 1844 in Colchester, Ontario. His parents, George and Emillia, were former slaves who escaped from Kentucky via the Underground Railroad. His first invention, a lubricating cup was used in steam cylinders of the trains and other machinery. Some of Elijah’s other inventions were the ironing board and the lawn [...]
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