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William Warrick Cardozo: Sickle Cell Anemia
William Warrick Cardozo was one of the great pioneers of the medical world. He was an expert on Sickle Cell anemia. He made it a point to study and try…
Saint Elmo Brady: First PHD in Chemistry
Getting a PHD is no easy task, but getting one in Chemistry is even more daunting. Now imagine you are an African American in 1916. Well that is when St…
Otis Boykin: Electrical Resistor
Otis E. Boykin was born in Dallas Texas on August 29th, 1920. After graduating from Fisk College located in Nashville Tennessee, he became a laboratory assistant at the Majestic radio…
Mark Dean: Amazing Computer Technology
Mark Dean must have done something amazing. Even Time magazine admits that without Dean we wouldn’t be enjoying the fast paced gaining of knowledge through endless chat rooms and quick…
Lloyd Noel Ferguson: First Doctorate in Chemistry
Lloyd Noel Ferguson was born February 9th, 1918 in the town of Oakland, California. In the 1870’s both his grandparents moved to California after the Civil War. His parents were…
Lewis H. Latimer: The Patent Maker
Latimer H. Lewis was a draftsman and inventor. He was born into slavery on September 4, 1826 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He was married to Rebecca, also a slave at the…
Edmond Berger: The debatable Spark Plug
Okay so there are many different individuals who had something to do with the spark plug invention. Edmond Berger experimented with spark plugs in the mid 1800’s. Then there was…
Dr. Lloyd Augustus Hall: Preserving food
Have you ever eaten organic food with little to no preservatives? It’s delicious; however the transport is difficult and forgets about storing it. You better eat it right away if…
Dr. Joseph L. Graves: The Misconceived Race
I have had an issue with the word “Race “for many years. Especially when applied to the separation of the race which would be the human race. The term “race”…
James Bowman: First black to graduate from MIT
Who is Dr. James Bowman? Well he was born on February 5th 1923 in Washington, D.C. He is married to Barbara Bowman and has one daughter, Valerie Bowman and one…
David Crosthwait: Central Heating & Cold Air
Thank heavens for the following inventors. I know cold. Germany, England, Russia, yeah it really gets cold there. A frigid cold the kind that gets deep in your bones. The…
Charles Richard Drew: The Truth Behind the Legend
Charles Richard Drew was born June, 3rd in 1904 to Richard Y. Drew and Nora Burrell, in Washington D.C. He had one sibling, Elsie, who was diagnosed with Tuberculosis and…
Benjamin Solomon Carson: A Gifted Hand Surgeon
Carson was accepted into Yale University where he completed his degree in psychology. After Yale his interests shifted from Psychology to neurosurgery. He attended the Medical school of the University…
Erich Jarvis, Ph.D.: Understanding Voice through Song
Erich Jarvis, Ph.D., never could have dreamed he would be where he is today in his $1 million dollar lab.. He didn’t start off a “brainiac” or an honor student….
Bessie Blount: The Feeding Tube
Could you imagine a time when people who were unable to feed themselves? These people died a slow anguishing death. Well many people today unfortunately need to be fed by…
Berry Leonidas: Gastroscopy
Berry Leonidas was born in Woodsdale, North Carolina. In 1924, He graduated from Wilberforce University. He also received another Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Chicago. He received…
