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9 Scientists and Inventors From Africa the World Should Know More About

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 17:28:12 +0000

Source: Alantablackstar.com Cheick Modibo Diarra Diarra is a Malian-born aerospace engineer who contributed to several NASA missions such as Mars Path Finder, the Galileo spacecraft and the Mars Observer. From April 2012 to December 2012, Diarra was the prime minister of Mali until a military coup forced him to resign Cheikh Anta Diop Diop was a [...]

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10 Black Scientists and Physicians Who Changed History With Their Groundbreaking Achievements

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 14:56:00 +0000

Source: Blerds.Atlantablackstar.com Benjamin Banneker (Nov. 9, 1731 – Oct. 9, 1806) Banneker was an astronomer, mathematician and author who constructed America’s first functional clock. In the early days of the U.S., Banneker was a prominent abolitionist working with Thomas Jefferson on improving the lives of Black people in this nation. He was also one of [...]

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7 Black Scientists and Engineers Who Helped Make Space Travel Possible

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:54:09 +0000

Source: Atlantablackstar.com Robert Shurney (1921-2007) Dr. Robert Shurney was a physicist from Tennessee State University, who worked at NASA. As a Marshall Space Flight Center engineer, he accomplished several major and significant tasks for NASA, including designing the tires for the moon buggy used during the Apollo 15 mission in 1972. His ingenious design used [...]

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8 Black Female Inventors You Might Not Know

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:31:41 +0000

Source: Atlantablackstar.com Dr. Shirley Jackson is an American physicist. She received her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973, becoming the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate at MIT in nuclear physics. Currently, Jackson is the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. In addition to her academic achievements, she also has an impressive list of inventions to her [...]

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5 Inventions by Enslaved Black Men Blocked by US Patent Office

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:07:40 +0000

Source: Atlantablackstar.com The Patent Act of 1793 and 1836 barred enslaved Africans from obtaining patents because they were not considered citizens. In 1861, Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, enacted a patent law that allowed enslaved Africans to receive patent protection for their inventions, according to Bloomberg.com. In 1870, the U.S. government [...]

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20 Black Inventions Over The Last 100 Years You May Not Know

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 12:26:06 +0000

Source: Atlantablackstar.com Lewis Latimer (1848 – 1928) What He Invented: The Carbon Filament For The Light Bulb. Why It’s Important: Latimer is one of the greatest inventors of all time. Thomas Edison may have invented the electric lightbulb, but Latimer helped make it a common feature in American households. In 1881 he received a patent [...]

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