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The hidden contributors: Black scientists and inventors in America
- Title
- The hidden contributors: Black scientists and inventors in America [by] Aaron E. Klein.
- Author
- Klein, Aaron E.
- Publication
- Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1971.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E185.8 .K56 1971 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 203 pages illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- This book presents the inspiring stories of numerous black Americans, from contemporaries of George Washington to men of the present, who have overcome restrictive prejudices to contribute significantly in their respective fields. --Jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- collective biographies.
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Note
- Copy 3 is an ordered replacement copy for copies 1 and 2 which are not on the shelf.
- Contents
- An introduction as dedication -- Seeking truth in the land of the free. Can you direct me to Banneker Square? (Benjamin Banneker) ; Make my living in candy land (Norbert Rillieux) -- Wires rails and shoes. The real McCoy (Elijah McCoy) ; The black Edison (Granville T. Woods) ; The impossible machine (Jan Matzeliger) ; Ambition's course is paved with hopes deferred (George Latimer) ; Through smoke, fumes, and traffic (Garrett A. Morgan) -- The old cotton fields back home. George Washington Carver -- The healers. The heart surgeon (Daniel Williams) ; A common blood, a common brotherhood? (Charles Drew) -- Opening the hallowed halls. Wasted in the land of his birth (Ernest Everett Just) ; Eligible for the Kingdom of the Gods (Percy Lavon Julian) -- Epilogue -- Index.
- ISBN
- 0385006411
- 9780385006415
- LCCN
- 76157605
- OCLC
- ocm00211722
- 211722
- SCSB-208213
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library