Learn More About these 35 Scientists for Black History Month | Science Buddies Blog
By Amy Cowen on
February is Black History Month. Learn more about some of the many African American scientists and engineers who have made important contributions to science history.
Black History Month: 35 Scientists to learn more about!
Update! This post has been updated for 2023 to include additional African American scientists and engineers.
In honor of Black History Month, we highlight 35 African American scientists and engineers who made important contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). There are many, many scientists who could be included on this list! The list below is just a sampling of noted scientists through history.
To encourage students to learn more about these scientists and to explore related science projects and careers for scientists they find inspiring, for each scientist, we have included a short biographical highlight, links to hands-on science projects related to the scientist’s area of study, links to relevant science career profiles, and a link to a biography for further reading.
Note: Educators can use this career worksheet to guide student exploration and reflection about STEM careers.
Further Reading
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Elementary School
Middle School
High School and Adult
For additional STEM reading suggestions, see our STEM reading list.
STEM Career Worksheet
To encourage students to learn more about these scientists and to explore related careers in science, technology, engineering, and math, use our free STEM Career Worksheet along with this post.
If you use the “Learn More About these 32 Scientists for Black History Month” resource and career worksheet with students, we would love to hear your feedback. You can email us at [email protected] with your comments or story.
Diversity in STEM
To help students see themselves with a future in STEM and to broaden understanding of science history, it is important for students to learn about a diverse range of scientists and engineers. This includes celebrating the stories of
women,
African American,
Asian American Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander,
Hispanic, and
Native American scientists and engineers,
scientists with disabilities,
and other scientists from around the world.
Images: public domain or fair use, with exception of Bettye Greene (Science Institute), J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr. (Dan Dry, CC BY-SA 3.0), Mark Dean (Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee); Herman Branson (AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection).
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