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Benjamin Banneker
1731-1806
Benjamin Banneker was a brilliant astronomer and
mathematician. He filled his lifetime with learning, and it all
began with his fascination with a pocket watch!
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Charles Henry Taylor
1867-1923
Charles Henry Turner was an African American scientist who
dedicated his life to entomology, the branch of zoology concerned
with insects.
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Lewis Latimer
1848-1928
Lewis Latimer invented the carbon filament that allowed light
bulbs to last a lot longer.
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Elijah McCoy
1844-1929
Elijah McCoy invented a device that allowed machines to be
lubricated whilst still moving.
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George Washington Carver
1864-1943
George Washington Carver was born into slavery. He became the first African American to attend
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Simpson College. He became one of the 20th Centuries most famous
botanists.
Charles Richard Drew
1904-1950
Charles Richard Drew invented the process that allowed blood to
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be taken from a person and stored for transfusion.
Garret Morgan
1877-1963
Garret Morgan invented the first gas mask and went on to invent
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the first automatic traffic light system.
Katherine Johnson
1918-
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Katherine Johnson was one of the first African American women to work for NASA. Her calculations were vital in getting man on the
moon in 1961.
Daniel Hale Williams
1858-1931
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Daniel Hale Williams was the first doctor to ever perform successful
open heart surgery.
Granville T Woods
1856-1910
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Granville T Woods was a famous inventor. He invented a
telephone/telegraph machine as well as a steam boiler furnace,
electric battery and many others.