Evelyn Boyd Granville (born May 1, 1924) was one of the first African-American women to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics; she earned it in 1949 from Yale University. Evelyn Boyd was born in Washington, D.C.; her father worked odd jobs but separated from her mother when Boyd was young. Boyd and her older sister were raised by her mother and aunt, who both worked at the Bureau … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Women Game-Changers in the STEM Fields
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Tuesday Open Thread: Black Women Game-Changers in the STEM Fields
Marjorie Lee Browne (September 9, 1914 – October 19, 1979) was a noted mathematics educator. She was one of the first African-American women to receive a doctorate in mathematics. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Women Game-Changers in the STEM Fields
Saturday Open Thread: More African-American Scientists
Shaundra B. Daily was born in 1979 in Nashville, Tennessee. In high school, an interest in being an agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation led her to major in electrical engineering at Florida State University. But, she writes, “once I got to college, I realized that while the FBI was fascinating, what I really enjoyed was working with kids using technology.” After … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: More African-American Scientists
Friday Open Thread: More African-American Scientists
Chemist and academic administrator William M. Jackson was born on September 24, 1936 in Birmingham, Alabama. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from Morehouse College in 1956 and Catholic University of America, CUA in 1961, respectively. His expertise is in photochemistry, lasers chemistry, and astrochemistry. … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: More African-American Scientists
Thursday Open Thread: More African-American Scientists
Aprille Ericsson-Jackson (born April 1, 1963) is a pioneering female aerospace engineer. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Ericsson-Jackson attended the Cambridge School of Weston. She earned her bachelor’s in aeronautical/astronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: More African-American Scientists