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Science
 Websites presented in alphabetical order African American Inventors 
 Brief annotated bibliography about African American inventors, covering general reference books, films and video, and works on specific individuals, including Benjamin Banneker (surveyor, astronomer, and inventor) and James Forten (abolitionist and maritime innovator). From Encyclopedia Smithsonian, a website of the Smithsonian Institution. http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmah/afinvent.htm Topics: Black Resources, Technology Last updated Oct 31, 2007 African American Science Books for Younger Readers
This guide, meant for younger readers, "lists sources chronicling the considerable contributions and achievements made by African Americans in the fields of science and technology." It includes Library of Congress subject headings, and lists of individual and collective biographies of scientists and inventors, and biographical reference tools. Also provides resources for teachers, "best book" sources, and a listing of relevant organizations. From Library of Congress Science Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/afri-scibookstb.html Topics: Black Resources, Children's Literature, Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Jan 13, 2009 Black History Month: A Medical Perspective
This small, illustrated exhibit looks at highlights and achievements of African Americans in medicine. It features biographies of black physicians, a timeline of blacks in medical education, and overview of the black hospital movement (1865-1960s), several folk medicine healing concepts and beliefs, and related materials. From the Duke University Medical Center Library. http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/hom/exhibits/blkhist/ Topics: Black Resources, Health Last updated Jan 10, 2008 Forgotten Genius
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nova program about the "extraordinary life journey of Percy Julian, one of the great chemists of the 20th century. ... [Who was] the grandson of Alabama slaves," and who "become a world-class scientist, a self-made millionaire, and a civil-rights pioneer." Features a timeline, audio clips of Julian, and material about making steroids. Also includes links to resources and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/julian/ Topics: Black Resources, Notable People Last updated Feb 5, 2007 Mathematicians of the African Diaspora (MAD)
Profiles of black mathematicians, computer scientists, and physicists; a history of Blacks in modern mathematics; a section on Black women in math sciences; math in ancient Africa; job listings; and links to Black organizations and journals in the field are some of the features of this site. Searchable. Created by a professor of mathematics. http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/ Topics: Black Resources, Mathematics, Notable People, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Science, Science Last updated Jan 12, 2004 Today in History: November 9: Benjamin Banneker
Collection of resources related to "mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker [who] was born on November 9, 1731, in Ellicott's Mills, Maryland. Largely self-taught, Banneker was one of the first African Americans to gain distinction in science." Includes links to exhibitions, digitized documents, and other images and writings. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/nov09.html Topics: Black Resources Last updated Oct 23, 2007 |
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