Title African American scientists and inventors / Tish Davidson. [Boundless electronic resource]

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Philadelphia : Mason Crest, [2013]

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Description	1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations (some color).
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Series	Major Black contributions from Emancipation to civil rights
	Major Black contributions from emancipation to civil rights.
Contents	Becoming scientists and inventors -- Feeding the hungry : improving agriculture and food -- Making work easier : household and industry inventions -- Going places : transportation inventions -- Saving lives : advances in medicine -- Into the future : aerospace and technology.
Summary	Some of them were elementary school dropouts. Others became medical doctors or college professors. Some were famous, while some toiled in obscurity. Some became rich. Others remained poor their whole lives. But the African-American scientists and inventors profiled in this book had one thing in common: a determination to succeed. And in pursuing their dreams, these creative thinkers made the world a better place. Lewis Latimer devised a manufacturing process that made electric lights affordable for ordinary people. Charles Drew did pioneering work in blood storage, helping save countless lives. Garrett Woods figured out how to send messages from moving trains. Learn about these and many other black scientists and inventors in this fascinating book.
Audience	970 Lexile.
	970L Lexile
Study Program	Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.0 2 156053
	Accelerated Reader MG 7.0 2 156053
Summary	Profiles African American scientists and inventors throughout history and their contributions to society, from the advances in agriculture made by George Washington Carver to the research in medicine conducted by Charles Drew.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 60) and index.
System Details	Requires Boundless App.
Subject	African American scientists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	African American inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Scientists.
	Inventors.
	African Americans -- Biography.
	African American scientists.
	African American inventors.
	African American inventors.
	African American scientists.
Genre	Electronic books.
	Biography.
	Juvenile works.
Other Form:	Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Davidson, Tish. African American scientists and inventors Philadelphia : Mason Crest, [2013] 9781422223758 (DLC) 2011051942 (OCoLC)773810790
ISBN	9781422292815 : $28.95
	1422292819 : $28.95

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