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An Astronaut, was nationally recognized for his work in laser physics. He died in an explosion in 1986 aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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Dr. Ronald McNair
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Was an important botanist who found 300 products that could be made from peanuts.
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George Washington Carver
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Was an African American mathematician who was a surveyor on the team that planned Washington, D.C
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Benjamin Banneker
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Was known as the soybean chemist. His research led to cortisone which is used to treat glaucoma, arthritis, etc.
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Percy Julian
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In 1893, was the first physician to successfully operate on the human heart
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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
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Was the first African American to receive an international pilot's license.
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Bessie Coleman
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Was a mission specialist on the "Discovery" Space-lab flight in 1991.
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Dr. Mae C. Jemision
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Became the first African American astronaut in space in 1983 as a crewman on a shuttle mission.
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Lt. Col. Guion (Guy)S. Bluford Jr.
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Is the technical head for nuclear chemistry research and development at the Department of Energy
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Donald Cotton
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Is the first African American mathematician and physicist who first calculated the speed of the moon which resulted in men being able to walk on the moon.
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Walter S. McAfee
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