Preface viiProfiles 1Appendix 1: Chronological List of Scientists 359Appendix 2: Scientists Arranged by Research Area 361Index 363
JAMES H. KESSLER is a science teacher. He is the author/editor of Wonder Science, a monthly publication of the American Chemical Society describing hands-on science projects in physics, chemistry and biology for elementary school students. He recently completed two video presentations on the contributions of Africans and African Americans to world science, which have been well received by parents and teacher groups throughout the U.S. J.S. KIDD is Professor Emeritus, College of Library and Information Services, University of Maryland, College Park. He is a specialist in science communication and has worked as a chemist and systems analyst in government and private industry. Kidd currently works part-time for the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. RENEE A. KIDD is a historian and reading specialist. She has more than 35 years experience teaching reading at the elementary and middle school levels. She received bachelors degrees in science and in reading from Illinois Wesleyan, Bloomington, Illinois, a master's degree in reading from Loyola University, Baltimore, MD, and a master's degree in history from the University of Maryland. KATHERINE A. MORIN is a high school history teacher at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. She worked for several years on the editorial staff of the Samuel Gompers Papers Project at the University of Maryland where she received her master's in history.
.,."a one-stop source of information useful for preparing a
research paper or obtaining selected kinds of guidance material
that might, in providing role models, expand potential occupational
horizons."-Isis
?...a one-stop source of information useful for preparing a
research paper or obtaining selected kinds of guidance material
that might, in providing role models, expand potential occupational
horizons.?-Isis
?Black students have countless role models to draw inspiration
from, and this book offers insight into the lives of many such
heroes.?-Science and Technology in General
?Few similar reference tools are currently available....A welcome
addition to most libraries.?-Library Journal
?If you've ever felt the need for an inspiring story about an
African American scientist for a student, you should have had this
book on your shelf....the biographies show each scientist as a real
human with interests and experiences similar to those of students,
rather than as someone who was born a renowned scientist and is
remote from the world....Students will be inspired by the stories
of these scientists in this book that you will certainly want to
add to your collection.?-VOYA
?Intended for middle-school level and up, this book is recommended
for most library collections.?-Insights
?It makes information about not just the careers, but also the
personal lives, available on many people covered, if at all, only
in cursory fashion in other biographical tools. It will be very
useful for anyone who poses a variant on the question that a decade
ago stumped Scammons at the Library of Congress when students asked
for the names of seventy-five black scientists.?-Rettig on
Reference
?Obviously written for school children, this would be most
appropriate for school libraries and children's reference section
in public libraries. The stories it tells of these scientists'
lives and accomplishments are both informative and
inspiring.?-Reference Book Review
?The authors of this volume sought to caputure the texture of
scientists' lives through illustrations of their formative
experiences, higher education, and scientific careers. Since 87 of
the 100 scientists profiled are living, the authors were able to
use interviews and their personal papers, as well as periodical and
book sources, resulting in well-rounded profiles....Students should
find inspiration as well as report material in these
biographies.?-School Library Journal
?The compilers have sought to provide students with expanded and
more well-rounded presentations of the individual's life, including
some of the formative experiences of the subjects. They have
attempted to show some of the drama in the lives of the subjects.
They have attempted to show some of the drama in the lives of the
subjects and show some of the real costs and benefits associated
with the pursuit of a career in scientific research. In addition,
these biographical sketches convey several kinds of generally
useful information: aspects of the general social history of our
coutry, a bit of the institutional structure of higher education,
some sense of the procedural steps involved in claiming
professional status as a scientist, and some of the actual
scientific content of our subject's own research
projects.?-BCALA
?This book is a must have for all math and science teachers who
continually ask the question, "How can I incorporate multicultural
education into such an 'objective' subject?" It includes some
well-known people such as George Washington Carver, and others who
accomplished much with little attention. The book is suitable for
children over eleven years old. Language is concise and easy to
follow.?-The Multicultural Pavilion at the University of
Virginia
?This book needs to be in all libraries and read by a wide audience
- all teachers, all counselors, students, and parents.?-African
Link
?This valuable addition to the literature exposes the many
obstacles in our society that African Americans have had to
overcome to reach their present careers and occupations....The book
is generally well written and is recommended to undergraduates,
professionals, and the general public.?-CHOICE
?This volume contains biographies of 100 African Americans from all
fields of science, medicine, and mathematics, approximately 20
percent of them women. . . . Most of these scientists are currently
involved in either research or academe, and students will have
difficulty finding information about them elsewhere. . . . This
book is written for the middle and high-school user. The vocabulary
and writing style are geared more for the younger reader, but the
information will satisfy both groups. . . . Middle-school and
high-school libraries will find this volume valuable because many
of the people covered, such as Dartmouth physics professor H. Ralph
Lewis and Bell Labs chemist James Mitchell, will not be found in
other school resources. This book will also be an asset to
multicultural collections in public libraries. Reading the stories
of these lives may inspire young people, African Americans and
others, to look toward the sciences as a career.?-Booklist
..."a one-stop source of information useful for preparing a
research paper or obtaining selected kinds of guidance material
that might, in providing role models, expand potential occupational
horizons."-Isis
"Black students have countless role models to draw inspiration
from, and this book offers insight into the lives of many such
heroes."-Science and Technology in General
"Few similar reference tools are currently available....A welcome
addition to most libraries."-Library Journal
"If you've ever felt the need for an inspiring story about an
African American scientist for a student, you should have had this
book on your shelf....the biographies show each scientist as a real
human with interests and experiences similar to those of students,
rather than as someone who was born a renowned scientist and is
remote from the world....Students will be inspired by the stories
of these scientists in this book that you will certainly want to
add to your collection."-VOYA
"Intended for middle-school level and up, this book is recommended
for most library collections."-Insights
"It makes information about not just the careers, but also the
personal lives, available on many people covered, if at all, only
in cursory fashion in other biographical tools. It will be very
useful for anyone who poses a variant on the question that a decade
ago stumped Scammons at the Library of Congress when students asked
for the names of seventy-five black scientists."-Rettig on
Reference
"Obviously written for school children, this would be most
appropriate for school libraries and children's reference section
in public libraries. The stories it tells of these scientists'
lives and accomplishments are both informative and
inspiring."-Reference Book Review
"The authors of this volume sought to caputure the texture of
scientists' lives through illustrations of their formative
experiences, higher education, and scientific careers. Since 87 of
the 100 scientists profiled are living, the authors were able to
use interviews and their personal papers, as well as periodical and
book sources, resulting in well-rounded profiles....Students should
find inspiration as well as report material in these
biographies."-School Library Journal
"The compilers have sought to provide students with expanded and
more well-rounded presentations of the individual's life, including
some of the formative experiences of the subjects. They have
attempted to show some of the drama in the lives of the subjects.
They have attempted to show some of the drama in the lives of the
subjects and show some of the real costs and benefits associated
with the pursuit of a career in scientific research. In addition,
these biographical sketches convey several kinds of generally
useful information: aspects of the general social history of our
coutry, a bit of the institutional structure of higher education,
some sense of the procedural steps involved in claiming
professional status as a scientist, and some of the actual
scientific content of our subject's own research
projects."-BCALA
"This book is a must have for all math and science teachers who
continually ask the question, "How can I incorporate multicultural
education into such an 'objective' subject?" It includes some
well-known people such as George Washington Carver, and others who
accomplished much with little attention. The book is suitable for
children over eleven years old. Language is concise and easy to
follow."-The Multicultural Pavilion at the University of
Virginia
"This book needs to be in all libraries and read by a wide audience
- all teachers, all counselors, students, and parents."-African
Link
"This valuable addition to the literature exposes the many
obstacles in our society that African Americans have had to
overcome to reach their present careers and occupations....The book
is generally well written and is recommended to undergraduates,
professionals, and the general public."-CHOICE
"This volume contains biographies of 100 African Americans from all
fields of science, medicine, and mathematics, approximately 20
percent of them women. . . . Most of these scientists are currently
involved in either research or academe, and students will have
difficulty finding information about them elsewhere. . . . This
book is written for the middle and high-school user. The vocabulary
and writing style are geared more for the younger reader, but the
information will satisfy both groups. . . . Middle-school and
high-school libraries will find this volume valuable because many
of the people covered, such as Dartmouth physics professor H. Ralph
Lewis and Bell Labs chemist James Mitchell, will not be found in
other school resources. This book will also be an asset to
multicultural collections in public libraries. Reading the stories
of these lives may inspire young people, African Americans and
others, to look toward the sciences as a career."-Booklist
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