What is a What is a Scientist?Scientist?

Stepping outside the Stepping outside the ‘box’‘box’

While Bill Nye is cool….While Bill Nye is cool….

There are millions of There are millions of scientists out there!scientists out there!

Charles DrewCharles Drew Mario MolinaMario Molina Ellen OchoaEllen Ochoa George Washington CarverGeorge Washington Carver Rebecca ColeRebecca Cole Elizabeth BlackwellElizabeth Blackwell Rosalind FranklinRosalind Franklin

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Charles DrewCharles Drew

An awesome athlete but An awesome athlete but decided to become a decided to become a doctordoctor

Was one of the first Was one of the first doctors to study blood doctors to study blood and plasmaand plasma

Discovered that blood Discovered that blood and plasma could be and plasma could be stored safely and opened stored safely and opened the first blood bank – the first blood bank – also created the ‘Red also created the ‘Red Cross Blood Bank’Cross Blood Bank’

Mario MolinaMario Molina

Researched Researched chloroflurocarbons (CFC’s) chloroflurocarbons (CFC’s) and discovered that CFC’s and discovered that CFC’s damaged our atmosphere damaged our atmosphere – the ozone layer– the ozone layer

His research led to the His research led to the CFC ban in most countries CFC ban in most countries to help the environmentto help the environment

Won the Nobel Prize in Won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1995chemistry in 1995

Ellen OchoaEllen Ochoa

First Hispanic First Hispanic woman in space – woman in space – started space started space missions in 1991missions in 1991

Has spent over 900 Has spent over 900 hours in spacehours in space

Received many Received many awards of awards of recognition from recognition from NASANASA

George Washington George Washington CarverCarver

Born into slaveryBorn into slavery Received two degrees in Received two degrees in

agricultureagriculture Revolutionized agriculture Revolutionized agriculture

by introducing peanuts by introducing peanuts and soybeans to southern and soybeans to southern crops (restored nitrogen crops (restored nitrogen and kept soil healthy)and kept soil healthy)

Found over 300 uses for Found over 300 uses for peanutspeanuts

Rebecca ColeRebecca Cole

2ns black woman to 2ns black woman to graduate from graduate from medical schoolmedical school

Joined Elizabeth Joined Elizabeth Blackwell in helping Blackwell in helping to teach hygiene and to teach hygiene and childcare to families childcare to families in poor in poor neighborhoodsneighborhoods

Elizabeth BlackwellElizabeth Blackwell

First woman to First woman to graduate from graduate from medical school in medical school in 18491849

The students and staff The students and staff at Geneva Medical at Geneva Medical College thought she College thought she was joking and was joking and admitted her as a jokeadmitted her as a joke

Later founded the Later founded the London School of London School of Medicine for WomenMedicine for Women

Rosalind FranklinRosalind Franklin

Became a physical Became a physical chemistchemist

While working at King’s While working at King’s College in England, she College in England, she discovered the helix discovered the helix shape of DNAshape of DNA

Her work was eventually Her work was eventually used by Watson and used by Watson and Crick, who were credited Crick, who were credited with the discovery of with the discovery of DNA – Franklin received DNA – Franklin received no creditno credit

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