Katherine Johnson, American Mathematician Katherine Johnson was one of the Black women portrayed in the 2016 movie Hidden Figures who worked at NASA and made the 1969 moon landing possible. After working as a teacher in public schools, she ...
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People of Color in STEM: Dr. Aprille J. Ericsson
Dr. Aprille Ericsson, Aerospace Engineer and Instrument Manager Dr. Aprille Ericsson is an aerospace engineer and instrument manager at NASA’s prestigious Goddard Space Flight Center. She became the first African American female to receive a ...
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People of Color in STEM: Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr.
Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr., Theoretical Physicist Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr. is a theoretical physicist known for his work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. In 1984, he co-authored Superspace, the first ...
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People of Color in STEM: George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver: Black agricultural scientist and inventor George Washington Carver was a Black agricultural scientist and inventor who was born into slavery. At a young age, Carver took a keen interest in plants and experimented with ...
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People of Color in STEM: Dr. Ruby S. Hirose
Dr. Ruby Hirose: Biochemist and Bacteriologist The work of finding a suitable and effective vaccine amid the current pandemic would not have been as achievable if it weren’t for the contributions of Dr. Ruby Hirose, a Japanese American biochemist ...
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People of Color in STEM: Dr. Marie Maynard Daly
Dr. Marie Maynard Daly, a Trailblazer in Medical Research Overcoming dual barriers of racial and gender bias, Marie Maynard Daly (1921–2003) became the first Black woman in America to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. Daly conducted important studies ...
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