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Science For All Your gift to Morehead creates exciting new shows and exhibits for our guests, underwrites field trips for children from schools that otherwise would not be able to…
Science For All Your gift to Morehead creates exciting new shows and exhibits for our guests, underwrites field trips for children from schools that otherwise would not be able to…
…& 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…
…Science Correlations: 4.P.3.1 6th Grade Science Correlations: 6.P.1.1, 6.P.1.3 Physical Science Science Correlations: PSc.3.2.1, PSc.3.2.3, PSc.3.2.4 Newton In Motion Kindergarten Science Correlations: K.P.1.1, K.P.1.2 1st Grade Science Correlations: 1.P.1.1, 1.P.1.2,…
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…
…Q: Why Morehead? A: I love Morehead because it doesn’t feel like work and I’m always learning new things while meeting really cool people. I love the Morehead environment and…
…Howard University’s new medical school, where he taught anatomy. Rebecca Crumpler In 1864, Crumpler became the first African American woman to earn an M.D. degree. Her “Book of Medical Discourses,”…
…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…
…as possible to ensure adequate time to review and address the request. Do you have any shows in Spanish? Solar System Odyssey, Astronaut, Take Flight, and Little Start That Could…