- Dorothy V. McClendon ...
Microbiologist Dorothy V. McClendon was born in 1924 Minden, Louisiana. Her family moved to Michigan for her to attend Cass Technical High School, in Detroit. By the time she graduated, McClendon knew she wanted to be a scientist.
- Elmer Imes...
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, was the second African-American to earn a Ph. D. in Physics and among the first African American scientists to make important contributions to Modern physics.
- Emmett Chappelle...
A scientist who made valuable contributions in several fields: medicine, philanthropy, food science, and astrochemistry.
- Ernest Everett Just...
Ernest Everett Just was a pioneering African American biologist, academic and science writer. Just's primary legacy is his recognition of the fundamental role of the cell surface in the development of organisms.
- Famous Black Scientists...
Browse notable black scientists such as Kelly Miller, Guion S. Bluford, and Julius Axelrod.
- George Edward Alcorn, Jr....
George Edward Alcorn, Jr. is a pioneer African American physicist and inventor for Rockwell International, who invented a method of fabricating an imaging X-ray spectrometer.
- Herman Branson...
An African-American physicist, best known for his research on the alpha helix protein structure, and was also the president of two colleges.
- Ida Stephens Owens...
Pioneering Biochemical Research.
- List of African-American Inventors and Scientists...
Incomplete listing of African-American Inventors and Scientists.
- Lloyd Hall...
was an African American chemist who contributed to the science of food preservation. By the end of his career, Hall had amassed 59 United States patents, and a number of his inventions were also patented in other countries.
- Marie Maynard Daly...
An American biochemist. She was the first African American woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry (awarded by Columbia University in 1947).
- Maurice F. Rabb, Jr. ...
Maurice F. Rabb, Jr. was an African-American ophthalmologist. He is widely known for his pioneering work in cornea and retinal vascular diseases.
- Meredith Gourdine...
Meredith Gourdine was an American athlete, engineer and physicist.
- Ruth Ella Moore...
Ruth Ella Moore was an American scientist who worked in the field of bacteriology. The main focus of her research was on blood grouping and enterobacteriaceae. She has the distinction of being the first African American woman to receive a doctorate degree in bacteriology.
- Shirley Ann Jackson...
Shirley Ann Jackson is an American physicist, and the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She received her Ph.D. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973, becoming the first African American woman to earn a doctorate from MIT in nuclear physics.
- Spotlight On African American Scientist ...
Quirky, entertaining and informative, Science Update is a daily, 60-second feature covering the latest discoveries in science, technology and medicine.
- The Faces of Science...
African Americans in the Sciences.
- Walter E. Massey...
Walter E. Massey is an educator, physicist, and business executive. He is the current President of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the former Chairman of Bank of America, replacing Ken Lewis on April 29, 2009.
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