{"product_id":"african-american-inventors-9781118115992","title":"African American Inventors","description":"Meet the black inventors who lived their dreams--from the early years to modern times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Benjamin Banneker \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Andrew Jackson Beard \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e George E. Carruthers, Ph.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e George Washington Carver \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Michael Croslin, Ph.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e David Nelson Crosthwait Jr. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Charles Richard Drew, M.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meredith Gourdine, Ph.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Claude Harvard \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frederick McKinley Jones \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Percy Lavon Julian, Ph.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ernest Everett Just, Ph.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lewis Howard Latimer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jan Earnst Matzeliger \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elijah McCoy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Benjamin Montgomery \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John P. Moon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Garrett Augustus Morgan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Norbert Rillieux \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Earl D. Shaw, Ph.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Madame C. J. Walker \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Daniel Hale Williams, M.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Granville T. Woods \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jane Cooke Wright, M.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more than three centuries, African American inventors have been coming up with ingenious ideas. In fact, it is impossible to really know American history without also learning about the contributions of black discoverers. This collection brings their stories to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In every era, black inventors have made people's lives safer, more comfortable, more convenient, and more profitable. This inspiring, comprehensive collection shines history's spotlight on these courageous inventors and discoverers. One by one, they persevered, despite prejudice and obstacles to education and training. These stories show you how: \u003cbr\u003e * Benjamin Montgomery, born a slave, invented a propeller that improved steamboat navigation. \u003cbr\u003e * Jan Earnst Matzeliger, the son of a Dutch engineer, invented a machine that revolutionized the shoe manufacturing industry. \u003cbr\u003e * Madame C. J. Walker, born two years after the Civil War emancipated her parents, invented a product that helped make her a millionaire. \u003cbr\u003e * Dr. George E. Carruthers, an astrophysicist, invented the lunar surface ultraviolet camera\/spectrograph for Apollo 16. \u003cbr\u003e * Dr. Jane Cooke Wright, a third-generation physician and pioneer in the field of cancer research discovered a method for testing which drugs to use to fight specific cancers. Dr. Wright became the first woman elected president of the New York Cancer Society and the first African American woman to serve as dean of a medical college. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This outstanding collection brings to light these and dozens of other exciting and surprising tales of inventors and discoverers who lived their dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118115992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Otha Richard Sullivan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648178581660,"sku":"9781118115992","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4c12dca2-f217-4545-8770-b569d2f6c3d9.jpg?v=1603869339","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/african-american-inventors-9781118115992","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}