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Author : Ivan Van Sertima
Publisher : Transaction Pub
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 11,18 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780878559411

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Providing an overview of the lost sciences of Africa and of contributions that blacks have made to modern American science, Blacks in Science presents a range of new information from Africanists. The book also includes bibliographical guides that are crucial to further research and teaching. The lineaments of a lost science are now emerging and we can glimpse some of the once buried reefs of this remarkable civilization. A lot more remains to be revealed. But enough has been found in the past few years to make it quite clear that the finest heart of the African world receded into the shadow while its broken bones were put on spectacular display. The image of the African, therefore, has been built up so far upon his lowest common denominator. In the new vision of the ancestor, we need to turn our eyes away from the periphery of the primitive to the more dynamic source of genius in the heartland of the African world. -- Ivan Van Sertima

Author : Bryan Patrick Avery
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 41,74 MB
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1638782881

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Incredible stories of Black men who changed the course of science—for kids ages 8 to 12 All throughout history, Black men have made important contributions to scientific discovery. This collection of biographies for kids explores 15 of these intelligent men and the extraordinary scientific accomplishments they achieved—even when they faced huge challenges. You'll learn how they stood up against racism and inequality, and never stopped following their passions for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Meet talented Black men in history who have helped: Explore our world—Discover inventors like Lewis Howard Latimer and biologists like George Washington Carver, and find out how they expanded our understanding of the world around us. Advance medicine—Learn the stories of doctors like James McCune Smith and Leonidas Berry who helped stop the spread of disease and change the way we perform surgery. Change the game—Find out how people like geneticist Rick Kittles and engineer Roy L. Clay Sr. are still doing important research and breaking barriers. Dive into a world of inspiring men with this scientific entry into Black history books for kids.

Author : Louis Haber
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 21,87 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780152085667

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Traces the lives of fourteen black scientists and inventors who have made significant contributions in the various fields of science and industry.

Author : Kimberly Brown Pellum
Publisher : Rockridge Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 42,99 MB
Release : 2022-05-24
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Learn about amazing Black women in science--15 fascinating biographies for kids 9 to 12 Throughout history, Black women have blazed trails across the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Black Women in Science brings something special to black history books for kids, celebrating incredible Black women in STEM who have used their brains, bravery, and ambition to beat the odds. Black Women in Science stands out amongst other Black history books for kids―featuring 15 powerful stories of fearless female scientists that advanced their STEM fields and fought to build a legacy. Through the triumphs of these amazing women, you'll find remarkable role models. Black Women in Science goes where Black history books for kids have never gone before, including: Above and beyond―Soar over adversity with Mae Jemison, Annie Easley, and Bessie Coleman. Part of the solution―Discover the power of mathematics with Katherine Johnson and Gladys West. The doctor is in―Explore a life of healing with Mamie Phipps Clark, Jane Cooke Wright, and many more. Find the inspiration to blaze your own trail in Black Women in Science―maybe your adventure will be the next chapter in Black history books for kids.

Author : Wini Warren
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 15,76 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780253336033

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Biographical information includes women in the fields of anatomy, astronautics and space science, anthropology, biochemistry, biology, botany, chemistry, geology, marine biology, mathematics, medicine, nutrition, pharmacology, psychology, physics, and zoology.

Author : Marco J. Nathan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 33,40 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0190095482

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Bricks and boxes -- Between Scylla and Charybdis -- Lessons from the history of science -- Placeholders -- Black-boxing 101 -- History of science 'black-boxing style' -- Diet mechanistic philosophy -- Emergence reframed -- The fuel of scientific progress -- Sailing through the strait.

Author : Hattie Carwell
Publisher : Exposition Pressof Florida
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 50,95 MB
Release : 1977-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780682489119

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Brief biographies of twenty-six outstanding Black scientists, detailing their many impressive discoveries, inventions, and patents, and showing how these accomplishments have affected American society

Author : Van Sertima Ivan
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 49,78 MB
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 9780887387999

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This volume represents a new departure in the examination of Egypt's place in the African context. It brings together the latest research of the 1980s on Nile Valley civilizations, what they achieved, and their impact on Africa and the world. The authors take an "Afrocentric" in contrast to a "Eurocentric" perspective in their studies of the birthplace of civilization. This volume includes sections on the race and origin of the ancient Egyptians, black dynasties and rulers, Egyptian science and philosophy, and great Egyptologists. It sheds new light on neglected aspects of history. Ivan Van Sertima is professor of African studies, Rutgers University, and editor of the Journal of African Civilizations. He is the author of They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America, winner of the Clarence L. Holte International Prize.

Author : Diann Jordan
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 36,97 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781557534453

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Author Diann Jordan took a journey to find out what inspired and daunted black women in their desire to become scientists in America. Letting 18 prominent black women scientists talk for themselves, Sisters in Science becomes an oral history stretching across decades and disciplines and desires. From Yvonne Clark, the first black woman to be awarded a B.S. in mechanical engineering to Georgia Dunston, a microbiologist who is researching the genetic code for her race, to Shirley Jackson, whose aspiration led to the presidency of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Jordan has created a significant record of women who persevered to become firsts in many of their fields. It all began for Jordan when she was asked to give a presentation on black women scientists. She found little information and little help. After almost nine years of work, the stories of black women scientists can finally be told.

Author : Raymond B. Webster
Publisher : Gale Research International, Limited
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 19,55 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :

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Presents capsule accounts of notable first achievements by African Americans, arranged in the categories "Agriculture and Everyday Life, " "Dentistry and Nursing, " "Life Science, " "Math and Engineering, " "Medicine, " "Physical Science, " and "Transportation."