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Biographies of Black History in Science

Diversity imparts strength and resilience- an underlying principle in evolution.

For Black History Month (February) you are invited to research a scientist that discovered new ways of thinking.

Then, share a summary of what you learned, noting the successes and challenges your scientist faced and your reflections below!

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By theperpetualadventurer

Utah, United States

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Jean-Jacques Muyembe

Muyembe is a microbiologist who discovered the Ebola virus, as well as how to treat and prevent it. While trying to first learn of the virus, he was one of the firsts to survi...

By trinity.sadoski

Arizona, United States

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Dajae “Moe” Williams

Dajae “Moe” Williams is an engineer at NASA in the Jet Propulsion Lab and an admirable public figure that is aiming to bring more diversity within the science comm...

By honeybear5248

Arizona, United States

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Dajae ‘Moe’ Williams

Dajae Williams is an engineer at NASA and from reading a short summary of her journey on NPR, I found her story very interesting. At first she didn’t think she was very ...

By SofiaRae

Arizona, United States

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George Washington Carver

I learned about George Washington Carver and the effect that he had on in the united states. He was one of the only scientists in his time that studied the effects of soil dep...

By haydenknudsen

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Mae Jemison

Mae Jemison is the first woman in space. She was part of NASA’s astronaut’s corps in 1987. She was part of the STS-47 mission in which she orbited the Earth from September...

By nicolebautista

Arizona, United States

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Ernest Everett Just

Ernest Everett Just was a scientist, specifically a biologist. He also wrote books about himself and his journey pioneering the work of cell surface and its vital function in ...

By Brodie Hendrick

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Kizzmekia Corbett

Kizzmekia is one of the scientist that is helping develop the vaccine for Moderna. She is one of the leading scientists on the team and has received praise from many top offic...

By Eagle W.

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Dr. Patricia Bath

Dr. Patricia Bath was a medical scientist who changed the world of medicine. Growing up in New York she faced a lot of challenges being a woman of color. Despite growing up in...

By Delaney Y.

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Mark Dean

Mark Dean was a influential man who worked for IBM and was a key part in creating the colored monitor, which displayed color instead of just black and white. He was also very ...

By sportingelijah

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Ben Carson

According to, “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_and_Benjamin_Binder”, “Patrick and Benjamin Binder were conjoined twins, joined at the head, born in Ger...

By Mayo24

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Benjamin Banneker

Where Benjamin Banneker first lived, he was a free man and lived with his family. But he still faced prejudice from his neighbors and other citizens. Moreover, he had an educa...

By pocky

Arizona, United States

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Dajae “Moe” Williams

As a fellow NASA enthusiast I am interested in Dajae Williams. I found that I too often resort to thinking that I am bad at math, and have had my own struggles to fit in. Not ...

By livmadeleineD.

Biographies of Black History in Science

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Jean-Jacques Muyembe

Dajae “Moe” Williams

Dajae ‘Moe’ Williams

George Washington Carver

Mae Jemison

Ernest Everett Just

Kizzmekia Corbett

Dr. Patricia Bath

Mark Dean

Ben Carson

Benjamin Banneker

Dajae “Moe” Williams

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