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Cox, Clinton. African American healers. New York,
Wiley, c2000. 164 p.
Bibliography: p. 153-154.
R695.C69 2000
Profiles over thirty notable African Americans in the health
field, including Civil War nurse Susie King Taylor, Dr. Charles Drew, father
of the blood bank,
and young pioneering surgeon Ben Carson.
Distinguished African American scientists of
the 20th century. James H. Kessler and others.
Phoenix, Ariz., Oryx Press, 1996. 382 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ix).
Q141.D535 1996
Epps, Charles H. (Charles Harry), Davis G. Johnson,
and Audrey L. Vaughan. African-American medical pioneers. Rockville,
Md., Betz Pub. Co., c1994. 254 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-232).
R695.E67 1994
Fouché, Rayvon. Black inventors in the age of segregation:
Granville T.
Woods, Lewis H. Latimer, and Shelby J. Davidson. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins
University Press, c2003. 225 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
T39.F68 2003
Gibbs, C. R. Black inventors: from Africa to
America: two million years of invention and innovation. Silver
Spring, Md., Three Dimensional Pub., c1995. 269 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-257).
T39.G458 1995
Gubert, Betty Kaplan, Miriam Sawyer, and Caroline
M. Fannin. Distinguished African Americans in aviation and
space science. Westport, Conn., Oryx Press, 2002. 319 p.
Bibliography: p. 303-304.
TL539.G83 2002
Jenkins, Edward Sidney. To fathom more: African
American scientists and inventors. Lanham, Md., University Press
of America, c1996. 399 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Q141.J46 1996
Notable Black American scientists. Kristine
M. Krapp, editor. Detroit, Gale Research, c1999. 349 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Q141.N726 1999
Profiles approximately 250 black Americans who have made contributions
to the sciences, including inventors, researchers, award winners, and educators.
Phelps, J. Alfred. They had a dream: the story
of African-American astronauts. Novato, Calif., Presidio,
c1994. 291 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-281).
TL789.85.A1P43 1994
Sammons, Vivian O. Blacks in science and medicine. New
York, Hemisphere Pub. Corp., c1990. 293 p.
Bibliography: p. 261-268.
Q141.B58 1990
Sluby, Patricia Carter. Creativity and inventions: the genius of Afro-Americans
and women in the United States and their patents. Arlington, Va., Research Unlimited,
1987. 88 p.
Bibliography: p. 81-86.
T21.I84 1987
Sluby, Patricia Carter. The inventive spirit of African Americans: patented
ingenuity. Westport, Conn., Praeger, c2004. 313 p.
Bibliography: p. 291-301.
T39.S57 2004
Spangenburg, Ray, and Kit Moser. African Americans
in science, math, and invention. New York, Facts On File, c2003.
254 p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Q141.S6285 2003
Sullivan, Otha Richard. African American inventors. Jim
Haskins, general editor. New York, Wiley, c1998. 164 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-155).
T39.S98 1998
Profiles the lives of twenty-five African American inventors
who made significant scientific contributions from the eighteenth century to
modern times.
Sullivan, Otha Richard. African American women
scientists and inventors. Jim Haskins, general editor. New York,
Wiley, c2002. 150 p.
Bibliography: p. 143.
T39.S985 2002
Warren, Wini. Black women scientists in the United States. Bloomington,
Indiana University Press, c1999. 366 p.
Bibliography: p. 341-355.
Q141.W367 1999
Webster, Raymond B. African American firsts in science and
technology.
Detroit, Gale Group, c1999. 461 p.
Bibliography: p. 379-385.
Q141.W43 1999
Presents capsule accounts of notable first achievements by African Americans,
arranged in the categories “Agriculture and Everyday Life,” “Dentistry
and Nursing,” “Life Science,” “Math and Engineering,” “Medicine,” “Physical
Science,” and “Transportation.”
Compiled by Denise Dempsey
January 2005 |