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Innovators in STEM to Recognize This Black History Month.

Samantha Escobar
Feb 1, 2019
Throughout February we celebrate Black History Month. We want to recognize the fantastic innovators in STEM who paved the way for many black innovators today.

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Annie Easly



Annie Easly was a computer scientist, rocket scientist, and mathematician. In her early years Easly worked at the Lewis Research Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Annie Easly was one of the first African Americans to work as a computer scientist at NASA. Her work throughout her 24-year career included developing computer codes that help alternative power technologies.

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George Washington Carver



George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor. He actively promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. Carvers research on peanuts, sweet potatoes, and other products helped develop hundreds of products. Carver led the way for many scientists today.

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Mark Dean


Mark Dean is a computer scientist and engineer who helped develop many landmark technologies for IBM. From an early age, Mark Dean shared a love for building things. Excelling in school, he worked at IBM in his later years where he made extraordinary discoveries. Dean's research at IBM led him to change the way we use personal computers. His work led to the development of the color PC monitor and, in 1999, Dean led a team of engineers at IBM's Austin, Texas, lab to create the first gigahertz chip.

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Katherine Johnson


Katherine Johnson is a mathematician who worked for NASA. Her calculations on orbital mechanics led to the first successful U.S. manned spaceflight. Most of her work included calculating trajectories, launch windows and creating emergency paths for Project Mercury spaceflights. As she just turned 100 years in 2018 Johnson work is still celebrated and honored. In 2015 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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