African Americans in Science, Math, and Invention (A to Z of African Americans)

What do Angella Dorothea Ferguson, Mae Carol Jemison, Garrett Augustus Morgan, and Lloyd Albert Quarterman have in common? They are among the 160 scientists profiled in this addition to the A to Z of African Americans series from Facts On File. Ferguson, a medical researcher and pediatrician, researched the cause and treatment of sickle-cell anemia in children. Jemison, a physician, was the first African American woman in space. Morgan, an inventor, created many useful items, including a gas mask for firemen and an improved traffic signal, and later founded the Cleveland Call newspaper. And Quarterman, a chemist, worked on the Manhattan Project.This volume outlines the lives, challenges, and accomplishments of African American scientists since 1731.