Students are learning about these scientists during Black History Month. Students are encouraged to learn more about these scientists and to explore related science projects and careers for scientists they find inspiring. For each scientist, students are reading a short biographical highlight and exploring hands-on science projects related to the scientist's area of study.
Dr. Patricia Bath made history as one of the first Black women to be inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Known affectionately as "The Termite Lady"
The son of a barber, Daniel Hale Williams founded the first black-owned hospital in America, and performed the world's first successful heart surgery, in 1893.