Alexa Canady is a retired American medical doctor specializing in neurosurgery. She was born in Lansing, Michigan and earned both… Read more Alexa Canady (Neurosurgeon)
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Clarence Ellis (Computer Scientist, Professor)
Clarence Ellis was an American computer scientist, and Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and Cognitive Science at the University of… Read more Clarence Ellis (Computer Scientist, Professor)
George Washington Carver (Scientist, Inventor)
George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor. He promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent… Read more George Washington Carver (Scientist, Inventor)
Ted Taylor (Physicist)
Ted Taylor was an American theoretical physicist, specifically concerning nuclear energy. His higher education includes a PhD from Cornell University… Read more Ted Taylor (Physicist)
Helen Rodríguez Trías (Pediatrician, Educator, Activist)
Helen Rodríguez Trías was a pediatrician, educator and women’s rights activist. She was the first Latina president of the American… Read more Helen Rodríguez Trías (Pediatrician, Educator, Activist)
Alfred H. Qöyawayma (Engineer, Sculptor)
Alfred H. Qöyawayma is a Hopi potter and bronze sculptor. He was born in Los Angeles on February 26, 1938.… Read more Alfred H. Qöyawayma (Engineer, Sculptor)
James Andrew Harris (Chemist)
James Andrew Harris was a nuclear chemist who was involved in the discovery of elements 104 and 105 (rutherfordium and… Read more James Andrew Harris (Chemist)
J. Ernest Wilkins Jr. (Mechanical Engineer, Mathematician)
J. Ernest Wilkins Jr. was an African American nuclear scientist, mechanical engineer and mathematician. He attended the University of Chicago… Read more J. Ernest Wilkins Jr. (Mechanical Engineer, Mathematician)
Kathleen R. Johnson (Geologist, Paleoclimatologist)
Kathleen R. Johnson is an American geologist and paleoclimatologist of indigenous descent (she is a member of the Grand Traverse… Read more Kathleen R. Johnson (Geologist, Paleoclimatologist)
Henry Aaron Hill (Chemist)
Henry Aaron Hill was an American fluorocarbon chemist who became the first African American president of the American Chemical Society… Read more Henry Aaron Hill (Chemist)