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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>[ | + | '''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.]] |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | * Silvio A. Bedini, ''The Life of Benjamin Banneker.'' New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. | ||
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| + | * [https://librivox.org/author/8188 Works by Benjamin Banneker - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:49, June 17, 2017
Benjamin Banneker, born on November 9, 1731, was the first African-American scientist.[1] 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.
References
Further reading
- Silvio A. Bedini, The Life of Benjamin Banneker. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972.