African American History:
Great Minds
African American scientists and inventors.
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African Americans in Science, Math and Invention by Spangenberg, Ray
Notes: Brief profiles of 160 African American scientists, mathematicians and inventors, with easy-to-use indexes.
ISBN: 0816048061
Published: 2003
Callnumber: 509.2273 SP23A
Scientists, Healers and Inventors by Hudson, Wade
Notes: A good resource for younger readers, covering fifty historical and contemporary African Americans who have made their marks in science, technology and medicine.
ISBN: 0940975971
Published: 2003
Callnumber: J925 H869S
Black Women Scientists In the United States by Warren, Wini
Notes: More than 100 African American women scientists are profiled, including lesser-known pioneers in all fields of science.
ISBN: 0253336031
Published: 1999
Callnumber: 500.8209 W256B
African American Women Scientists and Inventors by Sullivan, Otha Richards
Notes: The book includes portraits of lesser-known inventors such as Miriam E. Benjamin, who patented a gong-and-signal chair that was used in the U.S. House of Representatives.
ISBN: 047138707X
Published: 1998
Callnumber: j608.996 SU55A
African American Healers by Cox, Clinton
Notes: The lives of African American physicians and nurses starting with James Durham, born in 1762, who became the first African American doctor in the United States.
ISBN: 0471246506
Callnumber: 610.9227 C839a
The Inventive Spirit of African Americans: Patented Ingenuity by Sluby, Patricia Carter
Notes: Discover little-known inventors of innovations such the golf tee, portable heart monitor and Super Soaker! Includes a roster of patents held by African Americans.
ISBN: 0275966747
Published: 2004
Callnumber: 604.8996 Sl71i
A Man for All Seasons: the Life of George Washington Carver by Krensky, Stephen
Notes: Profiles the African American scientist George Washington Carver, who not only put the peanut on the map, but was also one of the first advocates of recycling.
Reading Level: Preschool - Grade 3
ISBN: 0060278862
Callnumber: j630.924 C256K
Benjamin Banneker by Welch, Catherine A.
Notes: A concise biography of the famous African American astronomer.
Reading Level: Grades 3 - 6
ISBN: 9780822571674
Callnumber: j520.924 B226WE
Charles Drew: Doctor Who Got the World Pumped Up to Donate Blood by Venezia, Mike
Notes: The life of the famous African American doctor rendered in a graphic novel format.
Reading Level: Grades 3 to 5
ISBN: 9780531237250
Callnumber: j617.0924 D82V