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!

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.

Lewis Latimer

1848-1928

Lewis Latimer invented the carbon filament that allowed light

bulbs to last a lot longer.

Elijah McCoy

1844-1929

Elijah McCoy invented a device that allowed machines to be

lubricated whilst still moving.

George Washington Carver

1864-1943

George Washington Carver was born into slavery. He became the first African American to attend

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

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

the first automatic traffic light system.

Katherine Johnson

1918-

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

Daniel Hale Williams was the first doctor to ever perform successful

open heart surgery.

Granville T Woods

1856-1910

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.