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List Of 15 Most Famous Black Scientists In History. by Asapchikki(m): 12:41am On Jun 08, 2020
Their are many black men who has contributed greatly to the well being of humanity but in this article we will be discussing about the most Famous Black Scientists that have graced the earth, whose life are the foundation of modern world.
Black people weren’t usually allowed to amass formal education during the slavery era. Various laws were passed in the South disallowing slave literacy in the wake of the slave rebellions and revolts. Regardless of the oppression, countless black scientists and innovators have made noteworthy contributions to society and humanity.
Here are the list of famous black scientists of all time and their inventions.
1.Benjamin Banneker (Nov 9, 1731 – Oct 9, 1806): An African American astronomer, mathematician, and author who built America’s first functional clock.


2. Charles Drew (3 June 1904 – 1 April 1950)American physician, surgeon and medical researcher referred to as the inventor of the bank .


3. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (January 18, 1858 – August 4, 1931)African American physician who performed the primary prototype heart surgery .


4. Emmett Chappelle (born October 25, 1925) is an black American scientist and researcher and a receiver of 14 U.S. patents, he discovered that a specific combination of chemicals caused all living organisms to emit light.


5. Ernest Everett Just (August 14, 1883 – October 27, 1941) African American biologist and author known for his work on egg fertilization and also the structure of the cell.


6.Garrett Morgan (March 4, 1877 – August 27, 1963)African American inventor who made both the primary traffic light invention and also the first patented gas mask.


7. George Washington Carver (January 1864 – January 5, 1943) American scientist and inventor and a unprecedented explorer and innovator of agricultural science.


8. James West (born February 10, 1931)African-American inventor who developed the mic within the 1960s; holds 47 U.S. and over 200 foreign patents on microphones and techniques for creating polymer foil-electrets.


9. Mae Jemison (born October 17, 1956): Is an American physician and NASA astronaut known as the first Black woman to travel into space.


10. Marie Maynard Daly (April 16, 1921 – October 28, 2003)The first African American woman to earn aPh.D. in Chemistry.

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