Hidden No More: Week 7 round-up
Thomas L. Jennings Jennings, a tailor, was the first African American known to receive a U.S. patent. In 1821, he was granted patent no. 3,306x for “dry scouring,” a precursor…
Thomas L. Jennings Jennings, a tailor, was the first African American known to receive a U.S. patent. In 1821, he was granted patent no. 3,306x for “dry scouring,” a precursor…
…Studies/History Correlations: 8.H.3, 8.H.3.2 Tales of the American South 3rd Grade Social Studies Correlations: 3.H.1.1, 3.C.1.2 4th Grade Social Studies/History Correlations: 4.H.1.4, 4.H.1.1 5th Grade Social Studies/History: 5.H.1.3 6th Grade…
Henry E. Baker Baker was an examiner in the U.S. Patent Office. In the early 1900s, he conducted a national search to learn which patents had been granted to African Americans…
…which provided practical advice to women, is one of the first medical publications by an African American. Eliza Ann Grier In 1897, Grier became the first African American woman licensed…
…NC Dept. of Revenue issued Tax Exemption Certificate Number (6 digits, no dashes or spaces) for verification. If your tax exempt number is valid, sales tax can be removed from…
Ada Lovelace Lovelace wrote the first computer program ever published — instructions for the Analytical Engine, a computer proposed by inventor Charles Babbage, to generate Bernoulli numbers. Margaret Hamilton Hamilton…
…community college system and a wide range of resources to support our economy in North Carolina,” says Harden. Partner community colleges will tap into the vast NCSciFest network—which includes hundreds…
Christine Darden Christine Darden is from Monroe, North Carolina. She was the first African American woman to be awarded a doctorate of science in mechanical engineering. A leader of NASA’s…
…right now in American history.” Today, the Demo-2 flight crew are making their final preparations for a trip to the ISS, Earth’s own orbiting science laboratory. Demo-2 astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are no strangers to spaceflight, or even launching from United…
…from home, has connected with partners to develop creative solutions to continue to support our statewide audiences. While our in-person educational experiences are currently on hold, Morehead has assembled…