African American Scientists and Inventors

Linda Manhart6th Grade

Ms. Tisdale’s Class7th Period Science

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Table of Contents

1. Dr. Mae C. Jemison2. Madame C. J.

Walker3. Benjamin Banneker4. Dr. Charles Drew5. Dr. Lloyd Hall

October 17, 19561867 – 1919

1731 – 18061904 – 19501894 – 1971

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Mae Jemison

• One of her many degrees includes a Bachelor of Arts in African-American Studies.

• From 1983-1985 she served in the Peace Corps helping people in Sierra Leone and Liberia, West Africa as the area Peace Corps medical officer.

• Her first application to NASA into the astronaut program was turned down.

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Dr. Jemison is one of a kind• Dr. Jemison successfully

completed her astronaut training program in August 1988, becoming the fifth black astronaut and the first black female astronaut in NASA history.

• In August 1992, she was part of a joint Japanese SPACELAB J making Mae Jemison the first black woman in space.

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Madame C. J. Walker Sarah Breedlove

Walker: from cotton field to

millionaire! She was one of the

first American women of any

race to become a millionaire

through her own efforts.

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The Walker System• In 1905 Sarah Breedlove

developed a conditioning treatment for straightening hair.

• The process consisted of a shampoo, a pomade "hair-grower", vigorous brushing, and the application of heated iron combs to the hair.

• Many contribute her with the invention of the hot comb which she used in her system, but did not invent.

• Her beauty consultants called “Walker Agents” made “house calls.”

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Benjamin Banneker• Josef Levi gave him a

patent watch and Benjamin knew it was “time” to change his life.

• Modeling the watch, he made the first striking clock made in America.

• Later, he taught himself astronomy and mathematics.

• Soon after, he began publishing an almanac.

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Dr. Charles Drew

• Dr. Drew is responsible for organizing the concept of the Blood Bank.

• He has also done a vast amount of research on blood plasma.

• Received the 29th Spingarn Medal: 1944

• In 1981, a U.S. postage stamp was issued in his honor (1981)

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After his sister Elsa died of influenza, fourteen-year-old Charles Richard Drew had his first serious thoughts about making medicine his life's career. Little did he know that he would play such a vital role in World War II.

All the things that Drew can do!

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Dr. Lloyd Hall• He is responsible for the meat

curing products, seasonings, emulsions, bakery products, antioxidants, protein hydrolysates, and many others that keep food safe.

• Many of the preservatives we use today are based on his research.

• Along with his co-creator, C. L. Griffith, Hall holds the patent for the sterilization process.

• He holds over 100 patents.• After his retirement, he became a

consultant to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Work Cited(2002). Notable African-American Scientists and Inventors. Retrieved Jun.

17, 2003, from Family Education Network Inc.:

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmpeople15.html Brown, M. (2002). The Faces of Science. Retrieved Jun. 17, 2003,

http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html Granville T Woods (1856-1910). (Ed.), Hutchinson's Biography Database.Leiser, J. (2002, Dec). Presents a biography of blood bank pioneer Charles

Drew. Child Life, 8. 4.