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10 Cards in this Set
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Lewis H. Latimer
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engineer who made drawings for the first telephone
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Ernest E. Just
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biologist who did research in cell division
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Mae C. Jemison
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1st African-American woman to be an astronaut
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David H. Blackwell
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mathematician who was the 1st African-American elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
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Charles R. Drew
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physician who organized the world's first blood plasma bank
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Percy L. Julian
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Chemist who developed medication used for arthritis
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Katherine Johnson
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aerospace tech. who helped design systems for tracking space missions
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Benjamin Banneker
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mathematician who made the first clock in America
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Shirley A. Jackson
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1st African-American woman to earn a doctorate in physics
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George E. Carruthers
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astrophysicist who designed an ultraviolet camera used in Apollo 16 moon landing
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