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Some ideas for celebrating these famous African American Mathematicians include focusing on a different individual each day, assigning individuals for a famous African American Mathematician research assignment, or by sharing this article on your classroom’s bulletin board.
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This list includes books and dissertations published about individual African-Americans in mathematics, and studies, biographical anthologies or histories dedicated to African-Americans in mathematics.
Despite facing many challenges, there have nevertheless been lots of black heroes of mathematics who have managed to make great mathematical discoveries, often in the face of adversity and prejudice. Here we highlight just five of the black heroes of mathematics history – some of whom are still living and working today.
Creola Katherine Johnson (née Coleman; August 26, 1918 – February 24, 2020) was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.
The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Buy But life at Langley wasn’t just the ...
A Black mathematical history. Documentary reveals how Black US scholars shaped today’s mathematics community and provides hope for the future. By. Noelle Sawyer. Noelle Sawyer is an...
Ten African American Pioneers and Mathematicians Who Inspired Me. by Johnny L. Houston. This article presents snapshots of the lives of ten African Ameri-can pioneers and mathematicians who have inspired me in research, teaching, and life. The first five were amazing pioneers, and the second five were extraordinary researchers.
