Hidden No More: Week 10 round-up
…& the History of Technology,” explored ways in which women and people of color have contributed to American innovation. Julian Abele, Architect When Duke University was being built, Abele was…
…& the History of Technology,” explored ways in which women and people of color have contributed to American innovation. Julian Abele, Architect When Duke University was being built, Abele was…
…nutritious foods in the American South. Norbert Rillieux In 1843, Rillieux received a patent for an improved method of refining sugar. His innovation transformed the sugar industry. It is still…
…Take Flight 1st Grade Science Correlations: 1.P.1.1, 1.P.1.2, 1.P.1.3 3rd Grade Science Correlations: 3.P.1.1, 3.P.1.2 4th Grade Social Studies/History Correlations: 4.G.1.1 7th Grade Science Correlations: 7.P.1, 7.P.1.2 8th Grade Social…
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…
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…
…air has on objects, including constructions made from everyday materials. Test your creations out to see how modifying their designs affects flight patterns. This class pairs well with an Under…
…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…