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[[Image:BenjaminBanneker.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Benjamin Banneker on his almanac of the year 1795]]

[[Image:BenjaminBanneker.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Benjamin Banneker on his almanac of the year 1795]]

'''Benjamin Banneker''', born on November 9, 1731, was the first African-American scientist.<ref>[http://www.booknutsreadingclub.com/newhope/banneker.html]</ref> He also studied mathematics, astronomy, and mechanics. In 1790, he was appointed by President [[George Washington]] to help lay out and measure the city of [[Washington, D.C.]]

'''Benjamin Banneker''', born on November 9, 1731, was the first African-American scientist.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=d04vCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA23 Benjamin Banneker: Brilliant Surveyor, Mathematician, and Astronomer]</ref> He also studied mathematics, astronomy, and mechanics. In 1790, he was appointed by President [[George Washington]] to help lay out and measure the city of [[Washington, D.C.]]

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